The survey of 640 Georgia voters has a margin of error of plus-or-minus 3.9 points. Poll: Nunn leads GOP pols in Georgia

Georgia Democratic Senate hopeful Michelle Nunn leads several prominent GOP contenders in head-to-head match-ups in the race to replace retiring Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss, according to a survey released on Wednesday.

Nunn leads Rep. Paul Broun 42-41 percent; Rep. Phil Gingrey 45-41 percent; former Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel 44-40 percent and Rep. Jack Kingston 44-42 percent. The survey was conducted by Public Policy Polling and commissioned by the liberal Americans United for Change.


Republicans in the Peach State are battling it out in a bloody, crowded primary, while Nunn, the daughter of former Sen. Sam Nunn, enjoys overwhelming support from her party. Democrats hope that the eventual GOP nominee will be badly bruised at the end of the primary process, paving the way for a competitive general election fight in deep-red Georgia.

The survey of 640 Georgia voters was conducted Jan. 24-26 and has a margin of error of plus-or-minus 3.9 percentage points.

Americans United for Change also commissioned a poll for the Kentucky Senate race, where Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who faces a primary challenge, is likely to ultimately square off with Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes. That survey found McConnell ahead of Grimes 45-44 percent. The candidates have been neck-and-neck in PPP surveys for months.

The survey of 882 Kentucky voters, conducted during the same time frame as the Georgia poll, has a margin of error of plus-or-minus 3.3 percentage points.