New poll shows Trump leading in the presidential race in Alaska, but not by much

It could be a big year for third-party candidates in traditionally red Alaska, and a tighter-than-usual race for Republican nominee Donald Trump, according to a new statewide poll of registered voters for Alaska Dispatch News.

Trump led the pack with 36.1 percent, followed by Democrat Hillary Clinton at 30.6 percent, Libertarian Gary Johnson at 17.9 percent and Green Party nominee Jill Stein at 6 percent. Nine percent were undecided.

The poll was conducted for Dispatch News by Alaska Survey Research from Sept. 28 to Oct. 2, surveying 660 registered voters with live questioners via cellphones and landlines. The margin of error is 3.8 percent.

It was a tough four-day polling stretch for Trump, who was facing criticism over a lackluster Sept. 26 debate performance, engaging in ongoing criticism about the weight of a former Miss Universe and dodging questions about whether he has paid any federal income taxes since the 1990s.



https://www.adn.com/politics/2016/10/08/new-poll-shows-trump-leads-in-presidential-race-in-alaska-but-not-by-much/