Latest Quinnipiac Poll Has Malloy and Foley in a Dead Heat

The Quinnipiac University Poll still has Gov. Dannel Malloy and Republican challenger Tom Foley in a dead heat with less than a week until the election.

Both candidates are tied at 43 percent. With Visconti out of the race Foley is predicted to get 46 percent and Malloy 45 percent.

Malloy is more favorable among women, according to the poll. He leads Foley 52 to 35 percent among women. Foley leads Malloy 51 to 34 percent among men.

“The Connecticut governor’s race is a fight to the finish between Gov. Dannel Malloy and challenger Tom Foley - and between men and women,” said Douglas Schwartz, PhD, director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.

Schwartz noted that independent candidate Joe Visconti’s supporters seem to be switching to Foley as the election draws closer.

“Independent candidate Joe Visconti’s numbers have edged slightly downward. Not a surprise given that many of his supporters told us they could change their mind. Perhaps we are beginning to see some of those more conservative minded Visconti voters shift to Foley as the election draws near,” Dr. Schwartz added.