LANSING, Mich. — Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's lead over Republican challenger Tudor Dixon has reached 17 percentage points with five weeks remaining before the Nov. 8 mid-term election, according to a new poll from The Detroit News and WDIV-TV.
The statewide survey of 600 likely Michigan voters found 49.5% supported Whitmer, who's seeking a second four-year term, and 32.2% backed Dixon, a political commentator and businesswoman. Meanwhile, 6.1% planned to vote for a third-party candidate, and 12.3% were undecided or refused to answer.
The Lansing-based Glengariff Group conducted the poll, which had a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. Likely voters were contacted by phone from Sept. 26-29. Absentee ballots became widely available across Michigan on Sept. 29, 40 days before Election Day.
