New poll: John McCain with ample Senate primary lead over Kelli Ward
New poll: John McCain with ample Senate primary lead over Kelli Ward
Aug 11, 2016, 11:19am MST
A new statewide poll gives U.S. Sen. John McCain a 50 percent to 29 percent lead over Republican primary challenger Kelli Ward.
Still, 17 percent are undecided in the poll by Data Orbital LLC. That group is headed by George Khalaf, former political director for the Arizona Republican Party.
Ward, a conservative doctor and former state legislator from Lake Havasu City, is looking to upset McCain. The incumbent Republican has backing from the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry and U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He is a strong advocate of free trade policies.
GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump recently endorsed McCain after delaying that backing. Trump opposes free trade pacts that have hurt Midwestern states key to his electoral college success.
The poll included 500 likely Republican primary voters.
Arizona’s GOP primary is Aug. 30.
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