DETROIT – Michigan Democratic incumbents for two major statewide offices have growing leads over their Republican opponents one month out from the November election, according to a new WDIV/Detroit News poll.
Results from a survey of Michigan voters conducted between Sept. 26-29 found that Democratic incumbent Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, and Michigan Democratic incumbent Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson have increased their leads over their Republican opponents in the last month.
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Here are some of the key findings from this portion of the survey:
Nessel grows lead in AG race
- Democrat Nessel leads Republican opponent Matt DePerno by 12 points as of October -- a 6-point increase from September.
- 21.6% of voters who have heard of Nessel view her favorably, while 18.4% of voters who know of her view her unfavorably. 18.3% of voters had no opinion of Nessel.
- 39.7% of voters have not heard of Nessel.
- 4.7% of voters who have heard of DePerno view him favorably, while 8.8% view him unfavorably. 12.5% of voters had no opinion of DePerno.
- 71.3% of voters have not heard of DePerno.
- 70.9% of voters who identify as “strong Republican” have never heard of DePerno.
- Nessel leads among “strong Democratic” and leaning Democratic voters, and a portion (30.4%) of Independent voters.
- 32.2% of Independent voters were still undecided in this race.
Benson grows lead in SOS race
- Democrat Benson leads GOP opponent Kristina Karamo by 17 points in October, a nearly 7-point increase from September.
- Of the 58.5% of Michigan voters who have heard of Benson, 25.9% view her favorably, while 12.1% view her unfavorably. 20.4% of voters had no opinion of Benson.
- 40% of voters have not heard of Benson.
- Of the 27.6% of voters who have heard of Karamo, 3.8% view her favorably, and 8% view her unfavorably. 15.8% of voters had no opinion of Karamo.
- 70.4% of voters have not heard of Karamo.
- 74.1% of voters who identify as “strong Republican” have never heard of Karamo.
- Benson leads most among “strong Democratic” and leaning Democratic voters, but also secures 36.5% of Independent voters, the poll shows.
- 27.8% of Independent voters were still undecided in this race.
Methodology
The Glengariff Group, Inc. conducted a Michigan statewide survey of November 2022 likely general election voters. The 600 sample, live operator telephone survey was conducted on September 26-29, 2022 and has a margin of error of +/-4.0% with a 95% level of confidence. 25.9% of respondents were contacted via landline telephone. 74.1% of respondents were contacted via cell phone telephone. This survey was commissioned by WDIV Local 4 News and the Detroit News.