Nearly 50 percent of Democrats like the job Gov. Larry Hogan (R) is doing, but only 25 percent, on average, say they would vote for him in matchups with potential Democratic challengers in 2018, according to a poll released Wednesday.
Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III, one of seven Democrats vying to challenge the popular Republican next year, appears to be the strongest contender in the Democratic primary and to have the best advantage in a possible matchup against Hogan, Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy found.
Baker trailed Hogan by just seven points in the first poll to look at one-on-one matchups in the 2018 general election. Voters were asked whom they would choose if the election were held today.
Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz trailed Hogan by 13 points in a head-to-head race; former NAACP president Ben Jealous was down by 16 points; and state Sen. Richard S. Madaleno Jr. trailed by 19 points.
“A significant majority of Maryland voters like Republican governor Larry Hogan and have a positive opinion about his performance in office,” said J. Brad Coker, the managing director of Mason-Dixon. “However, despite these typically reliable indicators of an incumbent’s political strength, Hogan’s party affiliation makes his reelection far from certain.”
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