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Results of a poll recently conducted by the University of New Orleans find that U.S. Senate candidate David Duke is "extremely unpopular" with Louisiana voters.The university conducted the poll with the Survey Research Center between July 27 and July 28. Out of 616 respondents, 82 percent viewed Duke unfavorably."Regardless of race, gender or party affiliation, no less than 80 percent of respondents said they had an unfavorable view of Duke," the university said in a news release.Duke announced in July his intent to run for outgoing U.S. Sen. David Vitter's seat. He joins 23 other people who qualified for the Nov. 8 election.The former Ku Klux Klan leader and convicted felon told WDSU he decided to enter the race after the deadly shooting of three offices in Baton Rouge. He said there is a war against white people in the country.If elected, Duke said he would not bring the values of the KKK to Louisiana. He said he left the KKK 40 years ago."Our goal was to learn about the public's perception of David Duke since he recently announced his candidacy for the open U.S. Senate seat in Louisiana," said Edward Chervenak, director of the Survey Research Center.The university broke down the highlights from the survey.By a nearly 6-to-1 margin, respondents express an unfavorable opinion of Duke.Age had some influence. Young respondents, whom overwhelmingly disapprove of Duke, were twice as likely as older respondents to evaluate Duke favorably.Older voters rated Duke unfavorable by nearly a 10-to-1 margin.Non-college educated respondents were more likely to have a favorable opinion of Duke.There were regional differences in how Duke was assessed.Only 13 percent of respondents said they would cast a ballot for him in the upcoming primary.Chervenak said the poll indicates there is a "wholesale rejection" of Duke's candidacy by likely Louisiana voters. He said 84 percent of respondents said they would not vote for him in the primary and three-quarters of them said they would not vote for him if he ended up in runoff with a Democrat.More information about the survey can be found online.Keep up with local news, weather and current events with the WDSU app here.Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. Click here to sign up!