HARLYNEE, Harlyne -- Moderate former assemblyman Frank Kerenbury leads his Conservative rivals in the state's gubernatorial primary, a new poll finds.
The poll, conducted by the University of Harlyne--Ashford's Landing (UHAL) found Kerenbury, (pronounced "Karen-bury"), in the lead with 34 percent.
Businessman and 2020 nominee Tom Marelo was next with 28 percent, followed by former attorney general Julia Giorchani with 23 percent, and Assemblyman Steve Frenitch from eastern Harlyne with 15 percent, respectively.
H-Tel CEO Rich Tuller previously announced a run for governor, but dropped out of the race last week, so the poll did not include him.
Tuller is instead seeking the state's lieutenant governorship. He's unopposed on the CNS side, as of now.
The poll was conducted in mid-February and surveyed 480 likely Conservative voters.
Previous polling shows in a hypothetical general election match-up, Kerenbury would tie or narrowly beat incumbent NAT Gov. Kate Morelda.
However, the moderate former assemblyman from the state's southwest has had trouble winning over Harlyne's more hardline Conservative voters, who view Kerenbury as too centrist and compromising.
The new poll results come as the four remaining Conservative candidates are set to square off at a debate in Henotia tonight.
Taking center stage in the debate will be a plethora of issues important to CNS voters, including taxes, gun rights, education, and most notably, the recent loss of federal Sen. Dick Ammons, who resigned his seat due to terminal cancer.
Gov. Kate Morelda (N) ignited a Conservative outcry when she appointed Nationalist Lei Chan to fill Ammons' vacant seat earlier this month. All four CNS candidates for governor have sharply criticized Morelda for the overtly partisan move.
The debate is set to start at 6:30 PM at the Emporium Theater in east Henotia. It will be moderated by journalists from around the state.
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