Poll: Chandler holds 14-point lead over Barr, but 1 in 5 undecided
Republican Andy Barr, left, is challenging U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler, D-Versailles, in Kentucky
U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler, D-Versailles, holds a 14-point lead over Republican challenger Andy Barr in the battle to represent Central Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District, according to a CN|2 Poll released Wednesday evening.
The telephone survey of 503 likely voters showed Chandler leading Barr 46.1 percent to 32.2 percent, but 20.9 percent of respondents were undecided. The poll, commissioned by the newly-formed news division of cable company Insight Communications and conducted by Braun Research Inc. of Princeton, N.J., has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.38 percentage points.
The survey found that 56.5 percent have a favorable view of Chandler, who has represented the district that covers most of 16 counties in the Lexington area since 2004.
Barr was viewed favorably by 41.7 percent of respondents, but more than a third of likely voters are unsure how they view the Lexington attorney making his first run for public office.
The poll also found that a slim plurality of likely voters in the district agreed with Chandler’s votes against the health care reform bill (48.2 percent to 43.2 percent with 8 percent undecided) and for the federal stimulus bill (44.8 percent to 41.1 percent with 11.8 percent undecided) . Respondents were split almost evenly over his vote in support of cap-and-trade environmental legislation (41.4 percent agreed, 40.4 percent disagreed and 17.1 percent were undecided).
PDF: Poll crosstabs
- John Stamper
Filed Under: Andy Barr • Ben Chandler • Elections • Federal Government • KY-6th
About the Author: John Stamper is the accountability editor for the Lexington Herald-Leader. A native of Monticello, Ky., he has been with the Herald-Leader in a variety of roles since graduating from Western Kentucky University in 2000. Reach him at jstamper@herald-leader.com
If we re-elect Ben Chandler, we DESERVE Ben Chandler.
that is as good as it is gonna get for Ben…
So much for the coming “landslide” some of the tea baggers are bragging about. I doubt the final result with be 14 points but making up that margin between now and November is near impossible unless Chandler does something really stupid.
Chandler is untouchable. This state’s Republican Party should have put its efforts into unseating Yarmuth. Chandler is entrenched in that seat and I’m afraid Yarmuth will be as well after another term. This was the time to take Yarmuth down but it ain’t gonna happen. Chandler is basically unbeatable … and this coming from a conservative who generally is overly optimistic about the electoral chances of Republicans.
Ben will loose the election. Nuff said.
People generally deserve the government they have. If you like cap and trade you’ll love Chandler. And once he gets past this election you can count on his vote to extend health care ‘reform’ benefits to illegal aliens. Oh well, politics in the Commonwealth.
The Republican offered it’s best candidate in the past and McConnell did nothing. It was doable then, but not now.. The candidates of the GOP that can beat Ben are too busy working and will not get the support of the ultra right wing in the party.
Daniel; the republicans haven’t offered their best candidate yet because I’m not available at this time.
It’s lose not loose moron.
Boy are you all behind the eight ball. The only polling information you have up is a quarter of a year old. Is this because you don’t want anyone to know that Andy has pulled ahead?
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