Latest Massachusetts Governor’s Poll: Charlie Baker Maintains Lead, But Not By Much
Republican candidate for governor Charlie Baker is holding on to a small lead in the latest polls with a week to go until the election. But Democratic candidate Martha Coakley is right on his heels.
The latest poll numbers from Suffolk University on Thursday morning show Baker with a 46 percent to 43 percent lead over Coakley. The poll has a margin of error of 4.4 percentage points, leaving the two in a statistical tie.
That slight lead for Baker gibes with several of the latest polls, including those from WBUR released last week and again on Tuesday, that have the former healthcare executive up on Coakley.
In a longer view of the race, Baker has come from a significant disadvantage to take the polling lead. You can see Coakley has a clear advantage in several polls early on, until Baker begins his move to even the score and take a small lead in recent analyses.
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The polls here come from NY Times/CBS News (Sept. 9), WBUR (Sept. 10, Sept. 17, Sept. 24, Oct. 15, Oct. 22, Oct. 28), Rasmussen (Sept. 21, Oct. 16), Suffolk University (Sept. 29, Oct. 30), and Emerson/WGBH (Oct. 8).
The election will be on Nov. 4.
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