A Magellan Strategies survey of 1,227 likely Republican primary voters finds Secretary of State Karen Handel has a 14 point lead over her nearest opponent. Handel is getting 32% of the vote, while former Congressman Nathan Deal and Commissioner of Insurance John Oxendine are statistically tied for second with 18%. Senator Eric Johnson has 12%, Jeff Chapman and Ray McBerry both garner 3%, while 14% remain undecided. The 1,227 interviews were conducted Thursday night, July 8th from 6 to 8 pm. This survey has a margin of error of +/-2.8% at the 95 percent confidence interval.
Download the survey press release, toplines and crosstabs below.
GA Governor GOP Primary Survey Press Release 070810