Poll: Capito Leads Tennant By 17 In West Virginia

By Michael Warren

Published August 22, 2014 2:01pm ET

Poll: Capito Leads Tennant By 17 In West Virginia — Republican Shelley Moore Capito leads her Democratic opponent Natalie Tennant by 17 points, according to a new poll of the West Virginia Senate race from Rasmussen Reports. An even 50 percent say they support Capito, the congresswoman and daughter of former governor Arch Moore, while just 33 percent say they support Tennant, the secretary of […]

Republican Shelley Moore Capito leads her Democratic opponent Natalie Tennant by 17 points, according to a new poll of the West Virginia Senate race from Rasmussen Reports. An even 50 percent say they support Capito, the congresswoman and daughter of former governor Arch Moore, while just 33 percent say they support Tennant, the secretary of state. That’s the widest gap Rasmussen has found in the race since its February poll that gave Capito a 14-point lead.