McCormick, Dr. Oz In Tight Battle For PA GOP U.S. Senate Nod: Poll

PENNSYLVANIA — David McCormick has a narrow lead for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination, while former U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta has a slight edge for the GOP gubernatorial nomination. That's according to the latest Emerson College Polling-The Hill Pennsylvania survey.

In the Senate race, McCormick - a former hedge fund manager - was favored by 18 percent of respondents with celebrity TV Dr. Mehmet Oz garnering 17 percent. Kathy Barnette, a conservative commentator and 2020 congressional nominee from Montgomery County, received 10 percent.

No other Republican candidate received double digits in the poll.

Thirty-three percent of the survey respondents remain undecided, but Spencer Kimball, Emerson's executive director of polling stated that McCormick has a strong base of support across most demographics and that Oz "seems to lack a clear base."

In the race to succeed outgoing Gov. Tom Wolf, Barletta topped GOP candidates with 20 percent followed by state Sen. Doug Mastriano of Franklin County with 19 percent and Delaware County businessman David White with 12 percent. No other GOP candidates received double digits in the survey.

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