MA-SEN: Kennedy leading Markey in possible Senate matchup: poll
Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-Mass.), who is mulling a Senate bid, would lead Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) in a hypothetical matchup, according to a new poll.
The Suffolk University/Boston Globe survey found that when asked to choose among five potential candidates, 35 percent of likely 2020 Democratic primary voters said they favored Kennedy while 26 percent favor Markey.
Head-to-head, 42 percent said they would choose Kennedy, compared to Markey's 28 percent.
About 36 percent of respondents said they would be undecided in the five-person race, while 29 percent said they would be undecided in the two-person contest, pollsters found.
Both men were generally viewed positively by respondents: 59 percent said they viewed Markey as generally favorable and 73 percent felt the same way about Kennedy.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/460436-kennedy-leading-markey-in-possible-senate-match-up-poll