Democrat Cory Booker has a 61%-31% lead over Republican Rik Mehta in his bid to win a U.S. Senate seat for the third time, a new Rutgers-Eagleton Poll of likely voters shows.
Among registered voters, Booker has a 59%-30% lead over Mehta, a former U.S. Food and Drug Administration official and a first-time candidate.
Booker has a lead of 63%
Booker has favorables of 56%-32% in New Jersey. The poll did not test favorable for Mehta.
Mehta leads Booker among Republicans, 78%-10%, while Booker is receiving 93% of Democrats. Among self-identified independents, Booker leads by a 57%-31% margin.
Booker leads 52%-40% among men, 69%-23% among women, 50%-41% among white voters, 91%-5% among Black voters, and 73%-22% among Hispanics.
The Democrat also has a 61%-32% lead among New Jersey likely voters over age 65.
The statewide poll of 1,001 adults was conducted from October 18-24 and has a margin of error of +/- 3.8%.
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