Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp maintains his lead over Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams as incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock holds a narrow lead over Sen. Herchel Walker in the state’s Senate race, according to new published research. by AARP. The poll, which collected responses from 1,197 likely Georgia voters and was conducted by Fabrizio Ward and Impact Research, found Kemp ahead of Abrams by 7 percentage points in the Peach State’s governor’s race, with Kemp at 52% support compared to Abrams’ 45%. With both gubernatorial candidates winning at least 95% of their party’s voters in the poll, the survey also showed Kemp with a 14-point lead among likely independent voters. Voters 65 and older polled also favored Kemp by 18 percentage points, with 74% of black voters 50 and older favoring Abrams. When it comes to candidate portrayals, 50% of respondents said they have a favorable view of Kemp, while 46% said the same about Abrams. Among independent respondents, 50% of likely voters viewed Kemp favorably compared to 41% who said the same of Abrams. Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams and current Georgia Republican governor Brian Kemp. (Dustin Chambers/Bloomberg, Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) KEMP CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCES ADVERTISEMENT TARGETING ABRAMS TO SUPPORT ‘DISCONNECT THE POLICE’ In the Georgia Senate race, Walker, the Republican Senate candidate, trails Warnock by three percentage points. 50% of respondents to the poll favored Warnock, while 47% favored Walker. Among likely independent voters, Warnock has a three-point lead over Walker, garnering 48 percent support compared to his GOP challenger’s 45 percent. Respondents aged 50 and over said they preferred Walker over Warnock 52% to 46%, with voters aged 65 and over favoring Walker by eight percentage points. 80% of black voters aged 50 and over said in the survey they preferred Warnock to Walker. Georgia Senate candidates Herschel Walker, R-R, and incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga. (Republican National Convention/Handout via REUTERS | Tom Williams/Pool via REUTERS) GEORGIA SENATE: HERSCHEL WALKER DISCOVERED OVER $6 MILLION IN LAST THREE MONTHS Overall, 41% of those polled said they had a positive view of Walker compared to 47% who said the same about Warnock. Just one in three likely voters surveyed said the economy is working well for them personally, with most signaling that inflation will be their main voting issue compared to the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade or the efforts of the January 6 committee. Only 12% of respondents said they believed the country was headed in the right direction. The poll also asked respondents to give their opinions on former President Donald Trump and President Biden. Trump won Georgia in 2016, but in the 2020 presidential election, Biden narrowly came out on top, winning by a margin of 0.23% and 11,779 votes. Former President Donald Trump, left, and President Biden. (Photo by James Devaney/GC Images | Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Of likely voters asked about their approval ratings for each president’s performance, 49 percent approved of Trump, while only 34 percent approved of Biden. Among independents, 45% approved of Trump’s performance compared to 24% who said the same for Biden. The AARP poll described above was conducted via landline, smartphone or SMS-to-web and was conducted between July 5 and 11. Kyle Morris covers politics for Fox News. On Twitter: @RealKyleMorris.
