Martha McSally pulls 26 points ahead of Arizona GOP Senate primary contenders: Poll
by Naomi Lim
| August 23, 2018 04:46 PM
Rep. Martha McSally, the Republican establishment favorite for the open U.S. Senate seat in Arizona, has widened her lead over her opponents ahead of next week's GOP primary, according to a new survey.
McSally is 26 percentage points ahead of her closest rival, state Sen. Kelli Ward, after Data Orbital found almost a majority of likely voters support her. In comparison, only one in five voters back Ward, a pro-Trump candidate who is also vying for the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Jeff Flake.
Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was pardoned by the president for a contempt of court conviction, is further behind McSally. Just more than 15 percent of those polled told researchers they would cast a ballot for him.
While a small sliver of voters remain undecided, McSally's advantage over her fellow Republicans has grown more than 16 percentage points since Data Orbital's last poll results earlier in August.
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