Poll Watch: NBC News/Marist Kentucky 2014 Senatorial Survey

NBC News/Marist Kentucky 2014 Senate Poll

• Mitch McConnell (R) 46%
• Alison Lundergan Grimes (D) 45%
• Other 1%
• Undecided 8%

Among Men

• Mitch McConnell (R) 51%
• Alison Lundergan Grimes (D) 40%
• Other 1%
• Undecided 8%

Among Women

• Alison Lundergan Grimes (D) 49%
• Mitch McConnell (R) 42%
• Other 1%
• Undecided 8%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Alison Lundergan Grimes 39% / 24% {+15%}
• Mitch McConnell 42% / 46% {-4%}

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Mitch McConnell is doing as U.S. Senator?

• Approve 41%
• Disapprove 46%

REPUBLICAN PRIMARY

• Mitch McConnell 57%
• Matt Bevin 25%
• Chris Payne 3%
• Shawna Sterling 1%
• Brad Copas 1%
• Undecided 13%

Survey of 2,353 registered voters, including 408 likely Republican primary voters, was conducted April 30 - May 6, 2014.  The margin of error is +/- 2 percentage points among all registered voters; +/- 4.9% among GOP primary voters. Party ID: 40% Democrat; 30% Republican; 27% Independent.  Party registration: Party ID: 52% Democrat; 34% Republican; 14% Independent. Ideology: 34% Moderate; 33% Conservative; 17% Liberal; 11% Very conservative; 5% Very liberal.