By Yvonne Wingett Sanchez | The Republic | azcentral.com
A new survey by Conservative Leadership for Arizona — the group run by political operative Sean Noble — found the race for governor is between state Treasurer Doug Ducey and former GoDaddy counsel Christine Jones.
Many political observers have dismissed the group’s polling because of Noble’s strong support of Ducey. However, increasingly, outside observers and pollsters have also declared the governor’s race a two-way showdown between Ducey and Jones.
The poll of likely Republican voters shows Ducey leading the governor’s race at 26 percent with Jones within striking distance at 22 percent. Former Mesa Mayor Scott Smith has 14 percent, followed by Secretary of State Ken Bennett at 11 percent, former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas at 6 percent, and former California Congressman Frank Riggs at 2 percent.
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