Tom Foley Ahead of Gov. Dan Malloy in Nonpartisan Survey

Tom Foley appears to lead Gov. Dan Malloy in a recent nonpartisan survey about the upcoming election, with 42 percent of respondents supporting Foley for Connecticut governor to Malloy’s 33 percent.

Respondents answered the question, “If the election for Governor in Connecticut were being held today and these were the candidates, who would you vote for?”

The online survey was organized by YouGov, a market research firm, in partnership with The New York Times and CBS News. The results boast 100,000 respondents across the country in polls about various upcoming elections, including Connecticut’s 2014 gubernatorial vote.

On top of the 42-to-33 percent ratio, 6 percent of people in the survey said they were leaning toward voting for Foley, and 8 percent said they were leaning toward Malloy.

Uncertain voters responded “not sure,” making up 5 percent of the total, 3 percent said they won’t vote and 4 percent responded “other.”

Women seem more likely to vote for Malloy than for Foley, with 42 percent of women surveyed supporting the current governor, compared to Foley’s 29 percent.

Foley led the male vote with 51 percent to Malloy’s 26 percent.

Among Independent voters, Foley has a notable advantage, coming away from the survey with 50 percent of the independent support, compared to Malloy’s 15 percent support with independents.

Some have compared the results of this nonpartisan, online survey to a Quinnipiac University phone poll from March, which showed the candidates in a tie.