Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Bill Hagerty is holding a comfortable lead against his opponents in the upcoming Republican Primary election according to a new study conducted by the Republican research firm The Tarrance Group.
Published on July 1, the study shows the Senate hopeful with a 17-point lead ahead of his Republican opponents, with 46% of likely Republican voters indicating that they would vote for Hagerty against 29% that would vote for his next highest polling Republican opponent, Dr. Manny Sethi.
Furthermore, 5% of those surveyed said they would vote for George Flinn, 2% for other candidates and 18% were undecided.
Hagerty previously served as Victory Chair for President Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, and later went on to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to Japan. In April of 2020, Hagerty was also handpicked by Trump as a leading member of the Economic Revival Group.
Among the endorsements Hagerty has scored include those from former U.N. Ambassador and South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, as well as from Trump.