A new poll indicates that incumbents in New Hampshire have an edge over their opponents, with Gov. Chris Sununu (R-NH) and Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) holding substantial leads in their respective races.
According to the survey, conducted by Data for Progress, Sununu, who opted out of a Senate bid to seek a fourth term as governor, is up 13 percentage points, 52% to 39%, over Democrat Tom Sherman.
While Republicans eyed the Granite State as a pickup opportunity for the party in the upper chamber, controversial GOP candidate Don Bolduc is trailing Hassan in the race. The poll found Bolduc at 43% to Hassan’s 50%.
In turn, Hassan holds a 47% approval rating to Bolduc’s 36%.
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The survey shows Sununu holds a 55% favorability rating in the state to Sherman’s 18%, with 54% saying they “haven’t heard enough to say.”
The poll, which surveyed 1,147 likely voters from Sept. 23 to Sept. 30, has a 3-point margin of error.
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Democrats looked to boost Bolduc during the primary race, hoping that it would give them an edge in the general election.
While Bolduc, a vocal Trump supporter, leaned into conspiracy theories and unfounded claims that the 2020 election was stolen during the primary, the candidate has recently eased his hard-right rhetoric in the general election, telling voters this week, “I can’t say that it was stolen or not. I don’t have enough information,” according to the Associated Press.
