Quinnipiac Poll: Connecticut Governor Race a Dead Heat

A Quinnipiac University Poll shows Connecticut's race for governor is a dead heat.

The survey of 1,085 likely voters, released on Wednesday, indicates Republican businessman Tom Foley no longer holds a lead over Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.

When asked whom they'd support if the election were today, 43 percent said Malloy, 43 percent said Foley and 9 percent said petitioning candidate Joe Visconti. A Sept. 10 Quinnipiac Poll gave Foley a six-percentage point lead over Malloy.

Poll Director Douglas Schwartz said Malloy has cut into Foley's lead among men while improving his own lead among women.

But Schwartz said the survey found voters are not overly fond of any of the candidates.

The poll has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.