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Fischer And Heiner Pull Ahead In Latest Poll

by Gabe BullardDemocrat Greg Fischer and Republican Hal Heiner have pulled ahead in their respective primaries in the Louisville mayor's race, according to a new poll.The latest Bluegrass Poll commissioned by the Courier-Journal and WHAS-11 puts Fischer ahead of the seven other Democrats in the race with 31 percent of the vote. Behind him are Metro Councilman David Tandy with 16 percent and Councilman Jim King with 13 percent.A poll last month put Fischer at 20 percent, ahead of Tandy, who had 17, and King, who had 12.Councilman Hal Heiner leads opponent Chris Thieneman 42 to 25 percent in the Republican primary. That's a reversal from last month's poll. It put Thieneman ahead of Heiner by 4 points.The poll, conducted by Survey USA, also found that one in four voters is undecided. A total of eight Democrats, three Republicans and at least three independent candidates are running for mayor.The results:Democrats

  • Fischer - 31%
  • Tandy - 16%
  • King - 13%
  • Allen - 7%
  • White - 4%
  • Farnsley - 2%
  • Marshall - 2%
  • Moxley - 2%
  • Undecided - 23%

Republicans

  • Heiner - 42%
  • Thieneman - 25%
  • Robertson - 9%
  • Undecided 24%

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