GOP Poll: Mears holds edge in Marion County prosecutor’s race

GOP Poll: Mears holds edge in Marion County prosecutor’s race

In Indianapolis, the Democrat, faces a challenge from Philip Foust, a Republican who has accused his opponent of being soft on crime.

GOP Poll Shows Mears Leading Foust, but Race Tightens When Voters Hear Challenger’s Background

A poll commissioned by the Marion County Republican Party shows Democratic Prosecutor Ryan Mears leading Republican challenger Philip Foust, with more than a third of voters undecided. The party says the race tightens to a tie once voters are given information about Foust. The survey was conducted July 7–13 by Opinion Diagnostics. It sampled 1,363 registered voters by phone and text message, with a margin of error of 2.7 percentage points. In th…