Wisconsin’s gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races are looking tight as candidates from the Democratic and Republican parties have nearly equal support, according to a poll released Wednesday.
A Marquette Law School Poll surveyed likely Wisconsin voters between Aug. 15 to Aug. 19.
The poll found incumbent Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tony Evers both received 46 percent for the preferred vote.
Libertarian candidate Phil Anderson received a preference of 6 percent while 2 percent did not have any particular lean.
Walker had an approval rating of 48 percent while 45 percent disapproved and 6 percent were unsure as of August 2018.
The race is also tight for a Wisconsin U.S. Senate seat. Incumbent Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin had 49 percent of support while Republican Leah Vukmir had 47 percent support, with 3 percent saying they did not have any particular lean.
President Donald Trump won the state for the 2016 election, with 47.2 percent of the vote flipping the state red, according to The New York Times. While 55 percent of likely voters believed Trump kept his promises, 44 percent of the likely voters also believed Trump changed the Republican Party for the worse.
Voters in the state found the most important issues as jobs and the economy, education and health coverage.
An additional part to the survey gauged important issues within the state and the nation. Nearly half of the sample was asked about state issues while the other half was asked about national issues.
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Americans for Prosperity, a national political operation founded by Charles and David Koch, is giving Walker a boost in his bid for a third term as Wisconsin’s governor. The conservative group is launching a $1.8 million television and digital campaign that recites former praise for the governor’s education record