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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) holds a slim five-point lead over Republican Tudor Dixon in a tightening Michigan governor’s race, according to a new poll.
The poll, commissioned by the AARP and taken among 1,365 likely voters, found Whitmer at 51 percent and Dixon at 46 percent.
The poll was taken August 8 through 14, meaning it was taken almost entirely after the FBI raided former President Donald Trump’s residence in Mar-a-Lago on August 8, a move that drew enormous criticism from Republicans concerned that the raid could have possibly been politically driven.
The poll is also the first test of the gubernatorial race in its general election phase as it was taken about a week after Dixon, initially an underdog, blew away the other GOP candidates in the primary race on August 2.
Dixon, who was endorsed by Trump shortly before her primary victory, has reason to be optimistic about the poll as it is the first to show the conservative media personality within close striking distance of Whitmer.
