Poll: Lamont's long-shot challenger is far behind, but slightly less so

Poll: Lamont Holds ‘Comfortable Lead’ For Dem Nod

Gov. Ned Lamont holds a comfortable lead in his bid for the Democratic nomination for governor, according to a Nutmeg State Poll released this week.

Poll: Lamont's long-shot challenger is far behind, but slightly less so

Not surprisingly, the second Nutmeg State Poll tracking the race for governor in Connecticut found Gov. Ned Lamont with a 57% to 13% lead among likely Democratic primary voters over his long-shot challenger, Rep. Josh Elliott of Hamden. But the poll by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center, one of several it conducts in New England states, was not without a dash of encouragement for Elliott: His number nearly doubled from November, when …