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Five months into her new role as Iowa’s chief executive, Kim Reynolds isn’t well-known but is off to a “solid start,” according to a quarterly poll of constituents.

Reynolds, who became governor in late May following the resignation of Gov. Terry Branstad to became ambassador to China, is the most unknown governor among constituents, according to the poll done by Morning Consult, which specializes in online survey and market research.

Three in 10 voters said they either didn’t know her or had no opinion of the Republican governor, who was Branstad’s lieutenant governor since 2011. Before that, she was in the Iowa Senate and had served four terms as Clarke County treasurer.

Although many Iowans don’t know her, Reynolds got a favorable rating from 45 percent of voters, Morning Consult said. Her disapproval rating was 27 percent.

South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard was the nation's 10th most popular governor, with an approval rating of 59 percent and a disapproval rating of 25 percent among his constituents. Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts got an approval rating of 56 percent and a disapproval rating of 29 percent.

The results are based on polling from July to September of 255,120 registered U.S. voters, including an undisclosed number in Iowa.