Former Rep Lou Barletta (R-PA), current candidate for governor in Pennsylvania, is leading over his closest opponent in the race’s Republican primary election, according to a recent poll.
among Republican challengers, with 20 percent of very likely Republican voters supporting him. Barletta leads by one point above Doug Mastriano, who has 19 percent support.
The next closest candidate is David White, with 12 percent support among Republican voters. The candidates are running to replace outgoing Democrat Gov. Tom Wolf , who is unable to run for a third term due to Pennsylvania’s term limits. Barletta earned a plurality of suburban and urban voters’ support, whereas Mastriano beats Barletta with rural voters. Barletta alsoAs Emerson College Polling executive director Spencer KimballBarletta holds the plurality of support among suburban and urban voters, while Mastriano leads Barletta among rural voters 30 percent to 25 percent. Barletta also leads all age groups except those aged 50-64, where Mastriano holds 29 percent of this age blocks’ support.
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