LANSING ? Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s lead over Democratic challenger Mark Schauer has grown to 8 points as his support among Independent voters has strengthened in the last month, according to the latest EPIC-MRA poll conducted exclusively for the Free Press, WXYZ-TV (Channel 7) and their statewide media polling partners.
If the election were held today, 47 percent would vote for Snyder and 39 percent would vote for Schauer, the poll found. In late September, Snyder led Schauer by 6 points, 45-39 percent, according to EPIC-MRA of Lansing. Another 11 percent were undecided or refused to say, and about 3 percent said they were supporting third-party candidates.
The poll of 600 likely voters, which was conducted Friday through Sunday and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points, also shows Republican Attorney General Bill Schuette with a 10-point lead over Democratic challenger Mark Totten, and Republican Secretary of State Ruth Johnson with a 9-point lead over Democrat Godfrey Dillard.
