FAIRFIELD, South Ceona--The race for governor in South Ceona's special election may be among the closest races in this election cycle, according to a new poll released today.
The Opinion Point poll, which was conducted over the weekend, found both Conservative candidate Greg Laskie and Nationalist candidate Scott Bannich receiving 45% each, with 10% undecided.
Another poll conducted for the Fairfield Integrus newspaper and the South Ceona Press Association showed Laskie with a one-point lead, leading Bannich 47% to 46%, respectively.
Laskie, an Assemblyman who represents the electorate of Fairfield-Charmore, and Bannich, a dentist from east Fairfield, are vying for the newly-formed state's first governorship.
Whomever prevails in this special election will only serve a two-year term.
Voters won't choose a governor for a four-year term until 2014.
Laskie was long seen as the favorite in the race, and held a nine-point lead over Bannich back in January.
But since then, Bannich has successfully cast himself as a moderate, conservative Nationalist, with a focus on poverty in the urban areas of the state, and a focus on property rights in the vast rural stretches of South Ceona.
Laskie has been a champion of conservative causes in the National Assembly, and has vowed to bring his conservative views to the governorship.
He has faced criticism from Bannich and other Nationalists, however, for only agreeing to three debates: one in Fairfield, the state's largest metropolitan area; one in Gallaghan, which is the county seat of Hinterwin County, the state's most populous; and one on the east side of the state in Necadia, the state's second-largest metropolitan area.
Bannich had previously called for nine debates in various cities throughout the state.
Both candidates' running mates will debate twice. Laskie's running mate for lieutenant governor, Jane Karsten, will face off against Bannich's running mate, Mike Kriewer (pronounced "crew-er").
Karsten and Kriewer will debate in Hanlai in the north-central part of the state, and will also face off in Mastwin, in the south-central region.
The Conservative Governors' Association (CGA) has kicked in about $1 million on Laskie's behalf, while the Nationalist Governors' Association (NATGA) has spent about $832,000 to help Bannich.
Those numbers are likely to increase in the final weeks of the campaign, as polls increasingly show a tight contest.
The Opinion Point poll, which was conducted over the weekend, found both Conservative candidate Greg Laskie and Nationalist candidate Scott Bannich receiving 45% each, with 10% undecided.
Another poll conducted for the Fairfield Integrus newspaper and the South Ceona Press Association showed Laskie with a one-point lead, leading Bannich 47% to 46%, respectively.
Laskie, an Assemblyman who represents the electorate of Fairfield-Charmore, and Bannich, a dentist from east Fairfield, are vying for the newly-formed state's first governorship.
Whomever prevails in this special election will only serve a two-year term.
Voters won't choose a governor for a four-year term until 2014.
Laskie was long seen as the favorite in the race, and held a nine-point lead over Bannich back in January.
But since then, Bannich has successfully cast himself as a moderate, conservative Nationalist, with a focus on poverty in the urban areas of the state, and a focus on property rights in the vast rural stretches of South Ceona.
Laskie has been a champion of conservative causes in the National Assembly, and has vowed to bring his conservative views to the governorship.
He has faced criticism from Bannich and other Nationalists, however, for only agreeing to three debates: one in Fairfield, the state's largest metropolitan area; one in Gallaghan, which is the county seat of Hinterwin County, the state's most populous; and one on the east side of the state in Necadia, the state's second-largest metropolitan area.
Bannich had previously called for nine debates in various cities throughout the state.
Both candidates' running mates will debate twice. Laskie's running mate for lieutenant governor, Jane Karsten, will face off against Bannich's running mate, Mike Kriewer (pronounced "crew-er").
Karsten and Kriewer will debate in Hanlai in the north-central part of the state, and will also face off in Mastwin, in the south-central region.
The Conservative Governors' Association (CGA) has kicked in about $1 million on Laskie's behalf, while the Nationalist Governors' Association (NATGA) has spent about $832,000 to help Bannich.
Those numbers are likely to increase in the final weeks of the campaign, as polls increasingly show a tight contest.
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