Mississippi: Potential GOP Primary Challenge Brewing: The Politics1.com site is reporting that GOP Secretary of State Michael Watson is polling the state to test his chances against Gov. Tate Reeves in the upcoming 2023 Republican gubernatorial primary. In 2019, Mr. Reeves, then the state’s Lt. Governor, defeated former state Supreme Court Associate Justice Bill Waller Jr., 49-33%. Mr. Waller was a 22-year veteran of the high court half of which he spent as Chief Justice.
Mr. Reeves would then win the general election against four-term Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood by a tighter 52-47% count. In a state where the GOP is the dominant party, the Republican primary is likely to be Gov. Reeves’ toughest re-election test next year. North Carolina: Lt. Gov. Robinson Way Up in Early GOP Polling: The Differentiators Data firm conducted an early 2024 North Carolina Republican gubernatorial poll (12/8-11; 500 NC Republican primary voters; live interview & text) and found Lt. Governor Mark Robinson in very strong position as speculation begins regarding who will run for what will be an open Tar Heel State Governor’s position in 2024. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper is ineligible to seek a third term. Against former Governor and 2022 US Senate candidate Pat McCrory, Lt. Governor Robinson would lead 60-21%. If ex-Congressman and 2022 US Senate candidate Mark Walker (R) were his opponent, Lt. Gov. Robinson would lead by a whopping 58-8%. Finally, if state Treasurer Dale Folwell were Mr. Robinson’s Republican primary opponent, the Lt. Gov. would lead by an even larger 60-6% margin. Differentiators did not test the candidates in a multi-candidate format. None of the individuals paired with Mr. Robinson have indicated that they would run for Governor. In fact, after this year’s Senate primary, Mr. McCrory indicated that he would not again pursue public office. The polling firm also did not test a potential Democratic field. Comments are closed.
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