On the heels of a poll showing Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) with a sizable advantage in the U.S. Senate special election in Massachusetts, a survey out Thursday morning showed the Democrat with a smaller edge.
The latest survey from MassINC Polling Group, conducted on behalf of WBUR, showed Markey earning the support of 46 percent of likely Bay State voters while his Republican opponent, Gabriel Gomez, picked up the support of 38 percent. Those percentages include undecided voters leaning toward one candidate. Excluding leaners, Markey’s lead in the poll dwindles to 6 points, 41 percent to 35 percent.
Those findings differ from a Suffolk University poll released Wednesday night that showed Markey claiming a 17-point lead. Polls last week from Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling and Emerson College showed a much tighter race between Markey and Gomez.
The PollTracker Average currently shows Markey with a solid, double-digit lead.
