AL Gov Poll: Davis, Byrne Lead In Respective Primaries

Rep. Artur Davis (D-AL) represents a district that went overwhelmingly for Barack Obama in 2008, and now runs in a primary where the electorate strongly supports the president's health reform bill. But eyeing the general election, Davis voted against that legislation every time it came up for a vote. And now, a new Public Policy Polling (D) survey shows that it's not yet hurting him in his primary race.

Gubernatorial Primary Election Matchup -- Democrats
(407 Dem RVs, 3/27-29, MoE +/- 4.9%)
Davis 38
Sparks 28
Thomas 9
Und 25

On the GOP side, former state Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore runs strong in a multi-candidate field, garnering nearly a quarter of the vote. But former state Sen. Bradley Byrne has the edge.

Gubernatorial Primary Election Matchup -- Republicans
(457 GOP RVs, 3/27-29, MoE +/- 4.6%)
Byrne 27
Moore 23
Ivey 10
Bentley 10
James 9
Other 1
Und 20

The general election matchups will be released tomorrow.

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