MINNEAPOLIS — Five months ahead of Minnesota’s gubernatorial election, Democrat Amy Klobuchar has clear leads over GOP candidates. This is according to a poll by the Minnesota Star Tribune, KARE television and the Hubbard School of Journalism at the University of Minesota. Klobuchar is her party’s endorsed candidate and has no serious challengers in the August primary election. Here are Klobuchar’s advantage over the leading Republicans who are fighting it out in the Augyst primary for a place on the November ballot:
> Against Kendall Qualls, Klobuchar leads by 11 percentage points, with 14% of voters undecided.
> Against Lisa Demuth, the Minnesota House speaker, Klobuchar leads by 8 points, with 12% undecided.
> Against Mike Lindell, an ally of President Trump, Klobuchar leads by 17 points, with 11% undecided.
The poll used probability a sampling to identify 800 respondents likely to vote in November. The poll was June 8 to June 10 by telephone.
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