An internal poll released by Kris Kobach's campaign shows the former Secretary of State leading State Senator Barbara Bollier (D) in a hypothetical general election matchup for U.S. Senate.
The phone survey of 300 likely voters shows 47.0% preferring Kobach, and 37.7% supporting Bollier. The poll also reports that 15.4% of likely voters remain undecided.
In a statement from the campaign Kobach said, "This poll confirms what we've known all along. Kansans want a Republican in the U.S. Senate with a known, conservative track record, who has backed Donald Trump since early 2016 and will continue to do so,"
The poll, which was conducted by McLaughlin Associates, has a +/- 5.6% margin of error. The surveys demographics included 49.7% Republican, 27.7% Democrats, and 22.6% unaffiliated. Voter registration statistics from 2018 show that 43.8% of Kansas voters are registered Republicans, 24.2% are Democrats, and 31% are unaffiliated. The poll slightly over-sampled both Republicans and Democrats, which may represent projected turnout percentages.
Kobach faces several Republican primary opponents, while Bollier is running unopposed for the Democratic nomination. A December poll showed Kobach winning the primary easily, but a more recent poll tweeted by President Trump suggested a tight race between Kobach and Rep. Roger Marshall. That poll was funded by the Keep Kansas Great PAC, which has endorsed Marshall.