Former President Donald Trump is up 60 points in West Virginia’s Republican primary race, a recent WV Statewide News poll found.
The survey, taken among 1,144 Republican voters who have voted in at least three of the last four primary elections, found Trump with one of his biggest leads to date, dominating the GOP primary race in West Virginia with 78 percent support. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis falls a full 60 points behind, having 18 percent support. Former Vice President Mike Pence falls even further, coming in with 1.5 percent support, according to the data shared by Republican strategist Andrew Surabian.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
The survey has a +/- 5 percent margin of error.
Notably, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, who launched his gubernatorial bid in April, is also dominating his challengers with a double-digit lead in the same survey. He formally endorsed Trump for reelection that same month.
“I have always strongly supported President Trump, and I want to make it official. I proudly endorsed his candidacy for president,” he announced.
WATCH: WV AG Patrick Morrisey Endorses Donald Trump in 2024
Morrisey 2024New West Virginia poll shows big leads for @MorriseyWV for Governor & Trump for President:
— Andrew Surabian (@Surabees) July 17, 2023
GOVERNOR:
Patrick Morrisey – 47%
Mac Warner – 17.8%
Chris Miller – 14.8%
Moore Capito – 13%
JB McCuskey- 4.9%
PRESIDENT:
Trump – 78%
Desantis – 18%
Pence – 1.5%https://t.co/fgQCLyJLpe
The survey coincides with several other state-level surveys showing Trump as the dominant frontrunner in the race. A June Quinnipiac poll analyzing the race in Pennsylvania, for example, not only showed Trump with a 24-point primary lead, but also edging out President Biden in a head-to-head matchup:
🚨 NEW PENNSYLVANIA POLL
— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) June 28, 2023
PRES:
(R) Trump 47% (+1)
(D) Biden 46%
Independents
(R) Trump 51% (+14)
(D) Biden 37%
——
GOP PRES:
Trump — 49% (+24)
Desantis — 25%
Pence — 5%
Christie — 5%
Haley — 4%
Scott — 4%
⦿ Quinnipiac (A-) | June 22-26
⦿ RVs | D34/R34/I31 | MoE: ±2.5% pic.twitter.com/FZe64EtmZM
Similarly, a recent New Hampshire survey showed Trump up by 37 points, and a recent Florida poll found Trump leading by 20 points in the Sunshine State:
NEW HAMPSHIRE 2024: Trump holds 37-point lead for Republican Nomination
— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) July 14, 2023
Trump — 48% (+37)
DeSantis — 11%
Christie — 10%
Scott — 7%
Ramaswamy — 5%
Pence — 5%
Haley — 3%
Burgum — 3%
American Pulse l July 5-11 l n=895https://t.co/YdnQjFAJdt
FLORIDA 2024: Trump holds 20-point lead for Republican Nomination
— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) July 10, 2023
Trump — 50% (+20)
DeSantis — 30%
Ramaswamy — 4%
Scott — 3%
Christie — 2%
Hutchinson — 2%
Pence — 2%
Haley — 1%
2-Way
Trump — 54% (+17)
DeSantis — 37%
FAU | June 27-July 1 | n=315 LV https://t.co/Kr7vkXtIqK
An Economist/YouGov survey released last week found most Republicans identifying Trump as the “strongest” candidate Republicans could nominate for president in 2024.