Republican Scott Brown leads Democrat Martha Coakley 48 percent to 45 percent among likely voters in the Massachusetts special election Tuesday to replace the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, according to American Research Group (ARG).
The three-point Brown lead resulted in a survey of 600 likely voters that included 263 Democrats, 122 Republicans, 213 independents and two with other parties.
Brown leads Coakley 94% to 1% among registered Republicans and he leads 58% to 37% among unenrolled voters. Coakley leads Brown 71% to 20% among registered Democrats. A total of 8% of Democrats and 5% of Republicans remain undecided, according to ARG.
Brown leads 54% to 39% among men while Coakley leads 50% to 44% among women. Brown leads 52% to 42% among likely voters age 18 to 49 and Coakley leads 47% to 46% among voters 50 and older. A total of 9% of likely voters say they have already voted by absentee ballot, with Brown leading Coakley 58% to 42%.
Interviews for the survey were done Jan. 12-14.
