Lake Research Partners. 1/25-29. Margin of Error 4.9%. (no trend lines)
Heather Wilson (R) 44%
Patricia Madrid (D) 43%
The campaign has just started and it's already a statistical tie. The poll also found that
Attorney General Patricia Madrid's strong showing so early in the race was based on voters' positive feelings toward her performance as attorney general.
Rep. Wilson, by contrast does not have strong approval numbers - especially among independent voters. In fact, 47 percent of the voters surveyed had a negative view of Wilson's performance.
Madrid, the only Democrat in the race, said that Wilson's low job performance ratings were because of her being out of touch with the district.
Attorney General Madrid just launched her campaign website and you can find a press release discussing the poll and a polling memo on her new site:
http://www.madridforcongress.com
(Cross posted at MyDD)