New Poll Shows Continued High Approval Rating For Senator Murkowski
Murkowski continues to lead Knowles in General Election
Anchorage, AK - The Lisa Murkowski for U.S. Senate campaign released the results of a June poll conducted by Alaska pollster David Dittman. The June numbers demonstrate a continuing high job approval rating for Senator Murkowski. Among registered Republicans, the Senator's approval rating was 84% while 65% of all voters approve of Senator Murkowski's work in Washington, D.C.
The race between Senator Murkowski and Tony Knowles heading into the November general election continues to be close with Senator Murkowski maintaining her slight lead for three months running, 44.3% to 41.6%, giving Murkowski a 2.7 point lead over Knowles. Dittman's numbers also indicate that Senator Murkowski maintains a significant lead over Mike Miller in the Republican Primary. When asked who they would vote for in the Republican Primary, 65% of registered Republicans would choose Lisa Murkowski while Mike Miller received 22%, a net gain of four points for Lisa Murkowski compared to last month.
The poll was conducted between June 23 and June 30 with a sample of 511 Alaskans statewide and a margin of error of +/- 2%.