Come 4th
There’s some interesting polling data coming out of the Republican primary for Indiana’s 4th Congressional District.
A survey of 300 likely voters shows Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita the front runner in the race with 40% of the vote. State Senator Mike Young is second with 10%. Brandt Hershman polls in at 8% and Greenwood Mayor Charlie Henderson is at 3%.
The poll, conducted by Public Opinion Strategies for the Rokita campaign, was taken February 22-23 and has a margin of error of about 5.6%.
Rokita’s name ID in the district averages about 70%. And his favorable ratings are about 50% and his unfavorable is about 6%. Hershman, Young and Henderson all have less than 30% name ID and their favorable ratings are below 14%.
Rokita also leads among independent voters at 30% while the combined total for the other candidates is about 20%. He also polls about 57% with those voters who identified themselves as tea party members.
Of course the caution is 40% of the voters are still undecided at this point and anything can happen. But in a race that has more than 10 candidates and is about two months away, I’d rather be in front than not registering at all.