Trump leads Republican contest

A new national NBC News poll finds former President Donald Trump expanding his national lead in the Republican presidential nominating contest to 43 points over his nearest rival


If the Republican primary for president were being held today, which one of the following candidates would you favour?
Which of the following candidates would be your second choice?

1 2 3 4

Sep 2023 1st choice (%) 2nd choice (%) 0% Combined choice 
Jun 2023 1st choice (%) 2nd choice (%) 0% Combined choice

1 Donald Trump, 77, leads first-choice field
59	11	70%
51	12 	63%

2 Ron DeSantis, 45. Florida governor is Trump’s top rival
16	37	53%
22	31	53%

3 Nikki Haley, 51 Former South Carolina governor and ambassador to UN
7	11	18%
4	11	15%

4 Vivek Ramaswamy, 38
2	12	14%
3	7	10%

5 Tim Scott, 58 
3	10	13%
3	12	15%
            
6 Mike Pence, 64, former Vice President
4	4	8%
7   	8	15%

7 Chris Christie, 61
4	3	7%
5	5	10%

8 Doug Burgum, 67
0 	1 	1%
0 	0 	0%


Survey of 321 Republican primary voters, Sep 15-19, 2023. Margin of error: ±5.47%


Source: Public Opinion Strategies, Hart Research Associates 
Pictures: Getty Images 
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