Republican businessman Gabriel Gomez is struggling to slice into Rep. Ed Markey’s (D-MA) consistent advantage in the special Massachusetts U.S. Senate election, according to a new poll released Tuesday.
The latest survey from MassINC Polling Group, conducted on behalf of Boston-based public radio station WBUR, showed Markey with the support of 46 percent of likely Bay State voters. Gomez, meanwhile, trailed with the support of 39 percent. Those findings amount to essentially no change since WBUR’s previous survey conducted shortly after the special election primaries, which showed Markey with an 8-point advantage.
In fact, the vast majority of polls have shown Markey with consistently solid leads. A survey released Monday by Suffolk University found the Democrat up by seven. Last week, Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling showed Markey with an 8-point lead. Moreover, only two polls since the beginning of May — both of which were conducted by Republican pollsters —have shown Markey with leads of fewer than four percentage points.
The PollTracker Average currently shows Markey with a nearly 6-point advantage ahead of the June 25 special election.
