GOP's Foley, Democrat Lamont Lead Primary Races for Connecticut Governor

Republican Tom Foley, a businessman and former ambassador to Ireland, and Democrat Ned Lamont, best known for wresting the Democratic senatorial nomination from Joseph Lieberman in 2006, remain the frontrunners for their parties' nominations for governor of Connecticut, but large numbers of voters are still undecided, according to a Quinnipiac University poll conducted March 9-15.

Lamont leads Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy, 28 percent to 18 percent, with three other candidates dividing 7 percent and 44 percent undecided. Three percent prefer another choice and 2 percent said they wouldn't vote. That's a pickup of six points for Malloy since January.

Foley far outdistances all the other Republican hopefuls. He draws 30 percent support, with five other candidates dividing 14 percent. Fifty percent are undecided.

"Like Linda McMahon [in the Connecticut Senate race], Tom Foley is the only candidate for governor who is on TV, which helps him break away from the Republican pack," said Quinnipiac's Douglas Schwartz. "Even Foley, however, is largely unknown to Republicans, and the big winner is still undecided."

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