Incumbent Sen. Joe ManchinJoseph (Joe) ManchinTrump administration seeks to use global aid for nuclear projects Shelley Moore Capito wins Senate primary West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice wins GOP gubernatorial primary MORE (D-W.Va.) leads his Republican challenger, state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, by eight points ahead of next month’s midterms, according to a new poll published Monday by Gray Television.
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Manchin’s lead comes despite high approval ratings of President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE among voters in the state.
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The survey found that 46 percent of likely voters support Manchin, while 38 percent are backing Morrisey. Another 3 percent said they support Rusty Hollen, the libertarian candidate, according to the poll.
Manchin is considered a vulnerable candidate as one of 10 Democrats facing reelection in states that Trump won in 2016.
Trump won West Virginia by nearly 42 points in 2016, and voters in the state still strongly support him. The poll found that 62 percent of likely voters said they approve of Trump’s performance as president, with 34 percent saying they disapprove.
Trump has backed Morrisey in the race and has held multiple campaign rallies for him, most recently on Saturday.
The poll published Monday was based on interviews with 650 likely voters from Sept. 17 to 26. It has a margin of error of 3.8 percentage points.
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report slightly favors Manchin in the race, rating it as leaning Democrat.