Who's winning Michigan governor's race? What most recent polls show
With Election Day just a week away, Democrat Jocelyn Benson is leading her Republican opponent John James in the Michigan gubernatorial race. Benson, the current Michigan Secretary of State, saw her best poll results in a Michigan State University poll from the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research (IPPSR). Its State of the State Survey on Oct. 26 shows Jocelyn Benson now leads John James 51.5% to 39.7% among likely voters in the race for governor. In an Oct. 15-18 Marist Poll, Benson led James 51%-45% among likely voters and 53%-42% among registered voters. The margin of error is ±4.3 percentage points for likely voters and ±4 percentage points for registered voters. The closest gap among recent polls was a Sept. 21-23 co/efficient poll, in which Benson led James 47%-44%, with a margin of error of ±3.36 percentage points. Likewise, in a Sept. 22 to Oct. 4 YouGov poll, Benson…
