LANSING, Mich. (Great Lakes News) – New poll results from EPIC-MRA show tight races for Michigan’s three top elected offices, while the approval rating for President Joe Biden plummeted to 31 percent.
The results show 69% of people polled gave President Biden a negative job approval rating.
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Fifty-two percent of the 600 people polled gave Gov. Gretchen Whitmer a negative rating on her job performance while 47% gave her positive marks.
In a hypothetical election matchup, 46% of likely voters polled indicated they would support the Republican nominee for governor while 45% said they would vote for Whitmer.
Up until this week, ten GOP candidates had thrown their hats into the ring to unseat Whitmer. A Michigan Bureau of Elections recommendation states Detroit Police Chief James Craig, businessman Perry Johnson, and three other candidates should be disqualified because of invalid signatures. Captain Michael Brown withdrew from the race Monday.
On Tuesday night, Chief Craig called on Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel to investigate the fraudulent signatures. The Board of Canvassers will meet on Thursday to approve or disqualify any signatures.
Meanwhile, Michigan’s races for attorney general and secretary of state appear close.
Democrat Attorney General Dana Nessel has a narrow lead over Republican nominee Matthew DePerno at 43% to 41% with about 16% undecided in the poll. Democrat Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has a wider lead over Republican nominee Kristina Karamo at 47% to 38% with about 15% undecided.
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Michigan’s Primary Election is Tuesday, August 2nd.
