Sununu leads Hassan, 49%-41%, in potential 2022 Senate matchup
As Gov. Chris Sununu continues to build suspense on his future political plans, a new poll shows him with an 8-percentage point lead over U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan in a potential 2022 U.S. Senate matchup.>>READ the full polling memo here.The Saint Anselm College Survey Center conducted online surveys of 1,855 registered New Hampshire voters Aug. 24-26 and found Sununu leading Hassan, 49 percent to 41 percent, with 6 percent choosing “someone else” and 4 percent unsure.The survey center said its sample was evenly divided, with 34 percent registered Democrats, 33 percent registered Republicans and 33 percent registered undeclared voters. The margin of error was plus or minus 2.3 percentage points.With politically interested people in New Hampshire and Washington, D.C. waiting to hear whether Sununu will challenge Hassan in what would be a marquis Senate matchup next year, the governor slightly widened his lead over Hassan since the previous Saint Anselm Survey Center matchup in March, when Sununu led 47 percent to 41 percent.Preferences in the new poll, as in past polls, were predictably divided along party lines, with 83 percent of registered Democrats favoring Hassan and 89 percent of registered Republicans favoring Sununu. But undeclared voters favored Sununu by a margin of 50 percent to 34 percent, with 8 percent choosing “someone else” and an additional 8 percent undecided.At the same time, the new poll showed that Granite State voters’ view of Hassan’s job performance has improved slightly while still being under water. And the view of Sununu’s performance has declined but is still on the positive side of the ledger.According to the poll, 44 percent approved and 48 percent disapproved of the job Hassan is doing as a senator. In the most recent previous evaluation of Hassan’s job performance by the survey center, in June, Hassan received approval from 43 percent and disapproval from 49 percent.Sununu’s job performance was approved by 64 percent and disapproved by 34 percent of those polled. In June, 68 percent approved and 30 percent disapproved.Sununu’s job performance received approval from not only 92 percent of registered Republicans and 66 percent of undeclared voters, but also from 35 percent of registered Democrats – while 64 percent of Democrats expressed disapproval.Hassan, meanwhile, received approval from 82 percent of her fellow Democrats for her job performance, while 13 percent of Democrats disapproved. Republicans heavily disapproved of her job performance, by a margin of 85 percent to 6 percent, while undeclared voters were split, with 43 percent approving and 47 percent disapproving.Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, who won a third six-year term last year, received approval for her job performance from 48 percent, while 46 percent disapproved and 6 percent had no opinion.The views by voters of New Hampshire’s two Democratic U.S. House members were also split – 42 percent approved and 42 percent disapproved of U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas’ job performance, while 43 percent approved and 42 percent disapproved of U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster’s work on Capitol Hill.Meanwhile, on key state issues:– 50 percent supported and 47 percent opposed a statewide COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Democrats favored a mandate by a margin of 85 percent to 12 percent, Republican opposed a mandate by a margin of 80 percent to 17 percent and undeclared voters were split with 48 percent supporting and 49 percent opposing a mandate. — 63 percent said they would receive a booster vaccine, while 27 percent said they would not and 9 percent gave no answer.
As Gov. Chris Sununu continues to build suspense on his future political plans, a new poll shows him with an 8-percentage point lead over U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan in a potential 2022 U.S. Senate matchup.
>>READ the full polling memo here.
The Saint Anselm College Survey Center conducted online surveys of 1,855 registered New Hampshire voters Aug. 24-26 and found Sununu leading Hassan, 49 percent to 41 percent, with 6 percent choosing “someone else” and 4 percent unsure.
The survey center said its sample was evenly divided, with 34 percent registered Democrats, 33 percent registered Republicans and 33 percent registered undeclared voters. The margin of error was plus or minus 2.3 percentage points.
With politically interested people in New Hampshire and Washington, D.C. waiting to hear whether Sununu will challenge Hassan in what would be a marquis Senate matchup next year, the governor slightly widened his lead over Hassan since the previous Saint Anselm Survey Center matchup in March, when Sununu led 47 percent to 41 percent.
Preferences in the new poll, as in past polls, were predictably divided along party lines, with 83 percent of registered Democrats favoring Hassan and 89 percent of registered Republicans favoring Sununu. But undeclared voters favored Sununu by a margin of 50 percent to 34 percent, with 8 percent choosing “someone else” and an additional 8 percent undecided.
At the same time, the new poll showed that Granite State voters’ view of Hassan’s job performance has improved slightly while still being under water. And the view of Sununu’s performance has declined but is still on the positive side of the ledger.
According to the poll, 44 percent approved and 48 percent disapproved of the job Hassan is doing as a senator. In the most recent previous evaluation of Hassan’s job performance by the survey center, in June, Hassan received approval from 43 percent and disapproval from 49 percent.
Sununu’s job performance was approved by 64 percent and disapproved by 34 percent of those polled. In June, 68 percent approved and 30 percent disapproved.
Sununu’s job performance received approval from not only 92 percent of registered Republicans and 66 percent of undeclared voters, but also from 35 percent of registered Democrats – while 64 percent of Democrats expressed disapproval.
Hassan, meanwhile, received approval from 82 percent of her fellow Democrats for her job performance, while 13 percent of Democrats disapproved. Republicans heavily disapproved of her job performance, by a margin of 85 percent to 6 percent, while undeclared voters were split, with 43 percent approving and 47 percent disapproving.
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, who won a third six-year term last year, received approval for her job performance from 48 percent, while 46 percent disapproved and 6 percent had no opinion.
The views by voters of New Hampshire’s two Democratic U.S. House members were also split – 42 percent approved and 42 percent disapproved of U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas’ job performance, while 43 percent approved and 42 percent disapproved of U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster’s work on Capitol Hill.
Meanwhile, on key state issues:
— 50 percent supported and 47 percent opposed a statewide COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Democrats favored a mandate by a margin of 85 percent to 12 percent, Republican opposed a mandate by a margin of 80 percent to 17 percent and undeclared voters were split with 48 percent supporting and 49 percent opposing a mandate.
— 63 percent said they would receive a booster vaccine, while 27 percent said they would not and 9 percent gave no answer.
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