Poll: Slotkin leading GOP candidates in Senate bid
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LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin is leading four potential Republican challengers in the bid for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat.
That’s according to a poll conducted by Emerson College and commissioned by The Hill. The Hill is owned by Nexstar, the same company that owns WLNS-TV.
In the survey, 1,000 registered voters are asked who they would vote for in four hypothetical races. The results are as follows:
Slotkin – 41%, former Congressman Mike Rogers – 39% (20% undecided)
Slotkin – 42%, businessman Sandy Pensler – 37% (21% undecided)
Slotkin – 42%, former Congressman Peter Meijer – 34% (24% undecided)
Slotkin – 43%, former Congressman Justin Amash – 35% (22% undecided)
All five candidates, along with many others, seek to replace Senator Debbie Stabenow. The Democrat is retiring after 24 years, creating the open seat. Voters will choose Democratic and Republican finalists in the August primary. The winners of each race will square off against each other in the November general election.
According to records filed with the Federal Election Commission, Slotkin has raised more than $11 million through the end of 2023. Rogers, her next nearest competitor, has raised $1.8 million. Pensler and Meijer are also able to donate large sums of their own money to fund their campaigns.
Amash had not raised any money in 2023, since he didn’t announce his bid until February 29th, 2024 and didn’t file to run until March. He once quit the Republican Party and ran for president as a Libertarian in 2020.
Rogers, besides leading his Republican competitors in fundraising, recently scored the endorsement of former president Donald Trump.
Slotkin is facing other Democrats including actor and activist Hill Harper – the only other member of her party who has raised more than $1 million.
The open Senate race could help determine who controls the upper body of Congress for the next two years. Democrats currently maintain a slight 51-49 edge – which means Republicans only need to pick up a seat or two (depending on the outcome of the presidential race) to flip the chamber.
The poll of 1,000 registered voters took place between March 14 and 18th and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3%. The people polled were divided almost equally between the parties – with 376 Democrats and 370 Republicans. The rest identified as independents.
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