Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley’s recent arrest by the FBI for his suspected involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol appears to have boosted his name recognition and favorability among GOP voters in Michigan, new polling conducted in the days following his arrest indicates.
Kelley was arrested June 9. In a June 10-13 poll conducted for the Detroit Free Press and our outstate polling partners by EPIC-MRA of Lansing, 17% named Kelley as their preferred candidate for the August primary to determine which Republican candidate challenges Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in November.
Other Republicans vying for the party’s nomination garnered varying enthusiasm — 13% of respondents picked Kalamazoo-area chiropractor Garrett Soldano as their preferred candidate, 12% named Bloomfield Hills businessman Kevin Rinke, 5% touted Norton Shores businesswoman Tudor Dixon and 1% selected Farmington Hills pastor Ralph Rebandt.
A sizable chunk of Republican voters surveyed, 45%, remained undecided. An additional 7% say they’re supporting a write-in candidate during the primary — former Detroit Police Chief James Craig has filed to run a write-in campaign after being disqualified from the primary ballot.
"At 45% still undecided, that means that the race is still wide open," said EPIC-MRA pollster Bernie Porn. "You've got three candidates that are very competitive, certainly within the margin of error."
Kelley also had the highest total favorability and name recognition...
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