46% Steve Daines (R)
38% Kim Gillan (D)
2% Dave Kaiser (L)
14% Undecided
The poll results reflected that lack of publicity for the U.S. House race, as 49 percent of those polled said they didn’t recognize Gillan’s name and 28 percent said they didn’t recognize Daines.
Interviews with voters who were polled confirmed that the candidates are a blank slate, as far as many voters are concerned.
“It’s something I haven’t really heard a whole lot about; I’m still kind of ambivalent about that one,” said Lorraine Johnson, a retiree from Plentywood. “I’d kind of like to hear what they’re standing for.”
Several voters interviewed said they’d be deciding the race based on party affiliation.
“I haven’t paid much attention to that race, but I know I’m going to vote Democrat,” said Julie Buckley of Butte. “I’m extremely old-fashioned, and I would rather slit my throat than vote Republican.”
Carol Finnicum of Joliet said she’d be voting for Gillan, because “I just feel that she has the interest of people like me, particularly as a woman, in her interest.”
On the other side, Gary Rose of Kalispell said he thinks Daines is “the better-qualified candidate, and, philosophically, I prefer his positions.”
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