For Now, 'Undecided' Has the Lead in Race for Connecticut Governor

Lamont draws 27 percent support among Democrats, followed by 11 percent for Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy. Five other candidates polled 4 percent or less. For Lamont, that's a rise of four points since November and a rise of two points for Foley. While 42 percent of Democratic voters didn't know enough to express a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Lamont, those numbers were even higher for the others, starting with 59 percent who didn't know enough about Foley. It's also clear that many voters have not yet focused on the race, as 44 percent are undecided about who they want the Democratic nominee to be.

For the Republicans, Foley leads Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele by 17 percent to 8 percent, with three others at 6 percent or less. Fifty-nine percent are undecided. At this point in the campaign, 62 percent say they don't know enough about Foley to express an opinion about him and that was true for 78 percent of voters when it came to Fedele.

"The big winner in the primaries for governor is 'Undecided.' With most of the candidates largely unknown, voters aren't expressing a preference in the gubernatorial primaries yet," said Quinnipiac's Douglas Schwartz.

In general election match-ups, Malloy has better numbers than Lamont against the two top GOP contenders.

Lamont runs about even with Foley, edging him 38 percent to 36 percent with 21 percent undecided. He comfortably leads Fedele 41 percent to 32 percent with 23 percent undecided.

Malloy leads Foley 37 percent to 33 percent with 24 percent undecided and Fedele by 37 percent to 31 percent with 27 percent undecided.

The governor's seat is open because Republican incumbent Jodi Rell decided not to seek another term.

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