Marquette Poll Shows Happ Leads Schimel In Race For Attorney General

The latest Marquette University poll shows that in the race for attorney general, Democratic Jefferson County D.A. Sue Happ leads Republican Waukesha County D.A. Brad Schimel.

Of the respondents who said they’ve heard enough about the attorney general candidates to form an opinion, 40 percent said they’d vote for Happ, while 33 percent support said they’d support Schimel. Among people who said they are likely voters, Happ still leads 42 percent to 32 percent.

Pollster Charles Franklin noted that about three-quarters of the 815 poll respondents said they hadn’t heard enough about Happ or Schimel to form an opinion.

Happ’s campaign put out a press release saying that voters are responding to her record as a tough prosecutor who works across party lines. Schimel’s campaign said that Happ got a polling boost from spending money on TV ads during the Democratic primary, and from what Schimel claims was “fawning” press coverage after the primary election.