Georgia Legislative Watch

Rasmussen has a new poll out for the Republican primary for Governor of Georgia. It’s about as significant as a poll can be eight months before the primary because it shows a decline for Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine, who is now under 30%. In the previous poll from Rasmussen, Oxendine was at 31%.

Secretary of State Karen Handel dropped by a point from the last poll. Rep. Nathan Deal has fallen noticeably from the previous poll, dropping from 13% to 9%.

Both Deal and Oxendine have come under fire for potential ethics issues. A firm that Deal partly owns has had a no bid contract with the state and is accused of using his office to influence that business. Oxendine is under investigation for allegedly accepting contributions from the industry his office regulates.

You can see an archive of polls in both the Democratic and Republican primaries here.

GOP Primary for Governor
- Oxendine: 27%
- Handel: 12%
- Deal: 9%
- Johnson: 3%
- McBerry: 3%
- Scott: 3%
- Other: 7%
- Undecided: 35%