Gov. Malloy Polls Higher than Foley in Recent Survey

By Morgan Searles

Gov. Dannel Malloy polled 1 percent higher than Republican candidate Tom Foley in a survey concerning the upcoming gubernatorial election, according to Vox Populi Polling, a Republican firm.

The poll was conducted July 27 and 28. It asked 550 active Connecticut voters if the election were held that day, which candidate would get their votes. Malloy came away with 35 percent to Foley’s 34 percent.

Jonathan Pelto, candidate for the Education and Democracy Party, garnered 3 percent, and 27 percent of respondents said they were unsure who they would vote for.

The poll included a 4.2 percent margin of error and some numbers may have been rounded.

The Vox Populi poll differed from a recent nonpartisan survey, in which Foley appeared to lead Malloy, with 42 percent of respondents supporting Foley for Connecticut governor to Malloy’s 33 percent.

That online survey was organized by YouGov, a market research firm, in partnership with The New York Times and CBS News.

A Quinnipiac University phone poll from March showed the candidates in a tie.