More bad news for Kelly Ayotte: A Magellan poll released today shows the Republican establishment’s preferred New Hampshire Senate candidate only leading her primary opponent Ovide Lamontagne 35%-31% ahead of tomorrow’s primary.
LaMontagne, the Tea Party favorite, has been gaining some ground on the establishment-backed Ayotte over the past few weeks. The previous Magellan poll, from September 1, showed Ayotte leading Lamontagne 34-21. A PPP poll released today shows LaMontagne trailing Ayotte by seven points.
In the general election match-up, the TPM Poll Average finds Ayotte leading Dem Rep. Paul Hodes 48.2%-38% — though Public Policy Polling and the University of New Hampshire show the race tightening. And Hodes leads Lamontagne in the TPM Poll Average, 41.6%-38.8%.
