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Nashville, Tenn. – A new independent survey of early Tennessee voter preferences in the 2010 Governor’s race shows Zach Wamp leading all other Republican candidates by a significant margin.
The poll conducted by the InsiderAdvantage organization for The Tennessean and published by the respected Southern Political Report is the first independent survey in Tennessee’s 2010 gubernatorial campaign. More information about the survey can be found online at www.southernpoliticalreport.com.
The survey shows that Zach Wamp leads the field of declared Republican candidates with 22 percent of the vote, followed by Bill Haslam at 15 percent, Ron Ramsey at 7 percent, and Bill Gibbons at 4 percent. The remaining 52 percent of Republican voters surveyed were either still undecided in the race or named other candidates.
“As we have traveled and campaigned across the state, we have really felt the momentum shift our way in county after county,” Wamp said. “So while it is still early, I am very pleased and grateful for the early grassroots support we have received and by the results from this first independent survey of the campaign. But we will not rest on our laurels. We still have lots of work to do to reach out to thousands of other Tennesseans in the months ahead.”
According to the poll, Mike McWherter, the son of former Tennessee Governor Ned McWherter, is the early leader among the Democratic candidates. The Tennessean reports that the poll was conducted by InsiderAdvantage/Southern Political Report on July 13 among 604 registered voters in Tennessee, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.8 percent, and that the data was weighted for age, race, gender and political affiliation.
From better schools and universities to healthier children and families — from more high-wage jobs to a modern infrastructure with better roads, bridges and broadband — from strong and conservative state fiscal management to just saying “no” to a state income tax — Zach has a clear 20/20 vision of what we need to do to create an even better and brighter Tennessee and to move our state up in the national rankings.
The founder of the nationally-recognized “Tennessee Valley Technology Corridor” economic development organization, Zach has become well-known as a dynamic and visionary leader during the past 15 years of serving Tennessee’s 3rd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Wamp and his wife, Kim, live in Chattanooga, and they have a son, Weston, a recent graduate of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, and a daughter, Coty, who is a student at UT Knoxville.
