Poll: Dead Heat In Hawaii Democratic Senate Primary

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Hawaii’s Democratic Senate primary that pits a former and current U.S. House representative is a dead heat, a new poll released Wednesday shows.

The latest poll from Hawaii-based Civil Beat shows former Rep. Ed Case barely edging Rep. Mazie Hirono among likely primary voters, 47 percent to 46 percent.  Case represented Hawaii’s second Congressional District from 2002 until 2007, when he was succeeded by Hirono after deciding to seek challenge longtime Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI) in a 2006 primary.  Akaka announced last year that he would not seek re-election.  The winer of Saturday’s primary will likely face former Republican Gov. Linda Lingle, who is widely expected to win her party’s nomination, in the general election.  

Wednesday’s poll runs counter to a different poll released earlier this week by Democratic firm Benenson Strategy Group, which showed Hirono leading Case by 17-points.  The PollTracker Average currently shows Hirono leading Case by 5-points, 47.3 percent to 42.3 percent.  

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