Poll Says Governor's Race is Too Close to Call

A poll released Monday by Quinnipiac University reports the Democratic primary for Connecticut's governor shows businessmen Ned Lamont with 45 percent of the vote compared to former Stamford mayor Dan Malloy with 42 percent.

Last week, the polls reported Lamont had a five percent lead over Malloy.

Of the likely Democratic voters polled, 12 percent say they are still undecided and 30 percent said they could change their mind before Tuesday's primary.

Of the Republican candidates, former ambassador Tom Foley remains in the lead with 38 percent of the vote but Lt. Gov. Mike Fedele is gaining on him with 30 percent of the vote. That compares to a poll last week showing Foley with 41 percent of the vote and Fedele with 26 percent. Longtime business executive Oz Griebel has 17 percent of the vote, according to the poll. Of the likely Republican voters, 14 percent remain undecided and 47 percent say they could change their mind.

"The Democratic governor's race between Ned Lamont and Dan Malloy is too close to call and the Republican governor's race between Tom Foley and Lt. Gov. Mike Fedele could produce a surprise," Quinnipiac University Poll Director Douglas Schwartz said in a news release issued Monday. 

From August 3 - 8, Quinnipiac University surveyed 664 Connecticut Republican likely primary voters with a margin of error of +/- 3.8 percentage points and 464 Democratic likely primary voters with a margin of error of +/- 4.6 percentage points. These likely voters were selected from lists of people who have voted in past elections.