POLL RESULTS: Readers Like Rubens; Split on Governor's Race

During the weekend, Patch offered the last of its pre-primary online polls on all 12 New Hampshire sites, sampling reader response to the Republican gubernatorial and U.S. Senate primary races.

In both races, even though the polls aren’t scientific and are put together just for fun, the races were pretty tight.

In the gubernatorial race, 270 readers voted with Andrew Hemingway nabbing a slight lead over Walt Havenstein, 46.7 to 45.6 percent. Jonathan Smolin, who was allowed to participate in at least one forum, received more than 4 percent of the vote with Daniel Greene obtaining more than 3 percent.

In the U.S. Senate race, Patch readers picked Jim Rubens over Scott Brown by a little less than 20 votes out of nearly 400 cast. Rubens received nearly 40 percent of the vote with Brown netting 35 percent. Bob Smith, another major contender in the race, received a little less than 23 percent.

Andy Martin, another candidate, received four votes. Other candidates received a handful of votes.

Don’t forget to vote on Tuesday.