Election Day is just 20 days away, and the Wisconsin governor’s race is a dead heat among likely voters, according to the latest Marquette University Law School poll.
The poll, the first to be taken after the first gubernatorial debate, has both candidates at 47% among likely voters, with 4% undecided. Two weeks ago, Walker had a five-point lead among voters who say they are most likely to vote in the election.
Among registered voters, who are considered less likely to vote, Walker leads Burke 48% to 45%, with 5% undecided.
Burke made her largest gains among independent voters and among male voters. Independents now favor her 45% to 44%, a substantial shift from the Oct. 1 poll, which had Walker well out front among independents, 53% to 40%.
The large gender gap that existed among men and women has also disappeared. Among likely voters, men favor Walker 48% to 46%, and women favor Burke 48% to 47%. In the Oct. 1 Marquette poll, men favored Walker by a whopping 28 points, while Burke led among women by 14 points.
In the attorney general’s race, Democrat Susan Happ and Republican Brad Schimel are tied among both likely and registered voters. Among likely voters, each candidate receives 42% of the vote, with 16% undecided; among registered voters, each gets 39%, with 19% undecided.
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 4.
