Up to this point, Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher was unable to break away from his Senate Democratic primary opponent, Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner. But with the May 4 primary now just a week away, a new Quinnipiac poll out this morning finds Fisher up 16 points, with a third of voters still undecided.

"Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher has moved into the driver's seat for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination," said Quinnipiac assistant director Peter A. Brown. "For the last year he had held a small lead over Ms. Brunner, but as the primary approaches he has more than doubled his margin. Fisher clearly has momentum on his side."

Fisher 41 (+8 vs. last poll, March 30)
Brunner 24 (-2)
Und 34 (-6)

The winner will take on former Rep. Rob Portman (R) in the general election. The seat came open with the retirement of Republican Sen. George Voinovich. RCP classifies the race as a Toss Up.

The survey was conducted April 22-26 of 987 Dem LV with a MoE of +/- 3.1%.

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