Vulnerable Sen Tammy Baldwin loses ground to GOP candidate in Wisconsin, consecutive polls show
Several newly released polls have illustrated a tightening Senate race in Wisconsin, where Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., is fighting for her seat in a state that could very likely swing for former President Donald Trump in the presidential race.
Likely voters in Wisconsin split 51% for Baldwin and 48% for Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde in a new Marist poll on Thursday. A new Quinnipiac poll similarly showed the Democrat leading Hovde by only a few points, 51% to 47%, and an AARP poll showed Baldwin at 50% and the Republican candidate at 47%, with 3% undecided.
In the AARP’s survey of voters over 50, Hovde managed to take the lead from Baldwin, beating her 50% to 49%.
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Tammy Baldwin and Eric Hovde will face off in the election in November. (Getty Images)
As days dwindle down to the general election, with less than seven weeks to go, Hovde has continued to increase his name identification, and voters have increasingly started to lock in on their chosen candidates. The latest polls have subsequently demonstrated a close race for Baldwin’s Senate seat, despite her status as an incumbent.
In prior polling from May by Quinnipiac, Hovde