The race for Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski’s seat in the U.S. Senate remains a toss up, making Maryland’s contest among the most competitive Democratic primaries in the nation, a poll released Tuesday has found.
Rep. Donna F. Edwards of Prince George’s County and Chris Van Hollen of Montgomery County, the two leading candidates battling for the Democratic nomination, are within the margin of error, according to the Gonzales Research & Marketing Strategies poll.
Tuesday’s survey was the third in as many months to find a razor-thin margin in the contest. Forty-two percent of respondents are supporting Van Hollen, 41 percent are backing Edwards and 15 percent are undecided.
Van Hollen, who represents the 8th Congressional District, is leading Edwards among men, white voters and in the politically important Baltimore suburbs. Edwards, who represents the 4th Congressional District, is winning with women, African Americans and Baltimore City voters. Both candidates have high support in their respective home territories of Montgomery and Prince George’s counties.
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