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KOCO 5-Amber Integrated poll shows extremely tight gubernatorial race between Stitt, Hofmeister

The Republican governor's lead over State Superintendent Hofmeister is narrower than the margin of error.

KOCO 5-Amber Integrated poll shows extremely tight gubernatorial race between Stitt, Hofmeister

The Republican governor's lead over State Superintendent Hofmeister is narrower than the margin of error.

ALL RIGHT, JONATHAN, THANK YOU. WE HAVE BRAND NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN YOUR COMMITMENT 2022 HEADLINES AT 6 A.M. IT’S AN UPDATE. YOU’LL ONLY SEE HERE ON KOCO 5. SO WE’RE AN EXCLUSIVE NEW IDEA OF JUST HOW OUR RACE FOR GOVERNOR IS THIS NOVEMBER. KOCO ANDY WEBER IS LIVE AT THE STATE CAPITAL. ANDY, YOU HAVE SOME NEW POLL RESULTS FOR US. GOOD MORNING, GUYS. THIS IS THE OFFICIAL RELEASE OF OUR CHAOS AMBER INTEGRATED POLLING. THIS IS POLLING. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE MAJOR HEADLINE THAT IS THE GOVERNOR’S RACE. REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR KEVIN STITT HAS A THREE POINT LEAD ON HIS CHALLENGER. STATE SUPERINTENDENT JOY HOFMEISTER. HIS DEMOCRAT CHALLENGER. YOU CAN SEE INCLUDING THE VOTERS WHO COMMITTED TO OR LEANING TOWARDS STATE. HE LEADS WITH 47% TO 44%, JUST 7% OF VOTERS. WE TALKED TO ARE STILL UNDECIDED IN THIS RACE. THE LIBERTARIAN, NATALIE BRUNO AND INDEPENDENT ERVIN YEN ARE NOT A FACTOR IN THIS RACE AT THIS POINT. BREAKING DOWN THOSE NUMBERS A BIT. LOOK AT THE ADVANTAGE HOFMEISTER HOLDS WHEN IT COMES TO IN DEPENDENT VOTERS, NOT A PART OF ANY PARTY, 50% OF THOSE VOTERS CHOOSE. HOFMEISTER STICK GETS JUST 23% OF THEM, 10% OF INDEPENDENTS ARE STILL SAID. THE BIGGEST LEAD COMES IN RURAL OKLAHOMA. TAKE A LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS. WILL HOFMEISTER HAS A LEAD IN THE OKC AND TULSA METRO AREAS. GOVERNOR STITT HAS A BIG ADVANTAGE PRETTY MUCH EVERYWHERE ELSE. HE TAKES 55% OF THE VOTE. YOU HOFMEISTER IS 30. THERE’S POLKA DUCTED BY KOCO AND A LOCAL FIRM, AMBER, INTEGRATED THROUGHOUT WEEK. 500 LIKELY VOTERS WERE SURVEYED. THE MARGIN OF ERROR WAS 4.4%. SO RACE IS WITHIN THAT AND WE’LL HAVE MORE ON THIS DATA IN OUR NEXT HALF HOUR. NEWS REPORTING LIVE AT THE
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KOCO 5-Amber Integrated poll shows extremely tight gubernatorial race between Stitt, Hofmeister

The Republican governor's lead over State Superintendent Hofmeister is narrower than the margin of error.

An exclusive poll shows that incumbent Gov. Kevin Stitt and challenger Joy Hofmeister are in an extremely tight race in Oklahoma's upcoming gubernatorial race.The Republican governor's lead over State Superintendent Hofmeister is narrower than the margin of error.The new KOCO 5-Amber Integrated poll found that Stitt has a three-point lead over Hofmeister, 47% to 44%. That includes voters committed to their candidate and leaning toward them.Just 7% of voters are still undecided in this race.Info: Poll Cross TabsThe poll shows that Libertarian Natalie Bruno and Independent Ervin Yen are not a factor in the race at this point.Hofmeister has an advantage with independent voters, as 50% choose the state superintendent and 23% would vote for Stitt. Ten percent of Independents say they're undecided.Stitt's biggest lead comes in rural Oklahoma.While Hofmeister has a lead in the Oklahoma City and Tulsa metro areas, Stitt has a big advantage everywhere else. In the non-metro areas, Stitt leads 55% to 30%. KOCO 5 and local firm Amber Integrated conducted the poll throughout last week. They talked to 500 likely voters, and the margin of error is 4.4%. Stay with KOCO 5 all week for more results from exclusive polling.Note: This survey was conducted from Sept. 19-21, 2022, and included a pool of 500 likely voters in Oklahoma. These survey results were weighted based on party affiliation, age, gender and level of education based on Amber Integrated's proprietary 2022 voter turnout modeling. This survey has a margin of error of 4.4% at a 95% confidence interval. It is important to remember that subsets based on party affiliation, gender, age, education, race/ethnicity, and location carry with them higher margins of error, as the sample size is reduced. The poll surveyed both cell phones and landlines and used a combination of live callers and an online sample of likely voters.

An exclusive poll shows that incumbent Gov. Kevin Stitt and challenger Joy Hofmeister are in an extremely tight race in Oklahoma's upcoming gubernatorial race.

The Republican governor's lead over State Superintendent Hofmeister is narrower than the margin of error.

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The new KOCO 5-Amber Integrated poll found that Stitt has a three-point lead over Hofmeister, 47% to 44%. That includes voters committed to their candidate and leaning toward them.

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The KOCO 5-Amber Integrated Poll shows that incumbent Gov. Kevin Stitt holds a three-point lead over challenger Joy Hofmeister. Click here to see a big version of this picture.

Just 7% of voters are still undecided in this race.

Info: Poll Cross Tabs

The poll shows that Libertarian Natalie Bruno and Independent Ervin Yen are not a factor in the race at this point.

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The KOCO 5-Amber Integrated poll breaks down the findings for all of Oklahoma’s gubernatorial candidates. Click here to see a big version of this picture.

Hofmeister has an advantage with independent voters, as 50% choose the state superintendent and 23% would vote for Stitt.

Ten percent of Independents say they're undecided.

Stitt's biggest lead comes in rural Oklahoma.

While Hofmeister has a lead in the Oklahoma City and Tulsa metro areas, Stitt has a big advantage everywhere else. In the non-metro areas, Stitt leads 55% to 30%.

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The KOCO 5-Amber Integrated poll looks at the breakdown of how incumbent Gov. Kevin Stitt and challenger Joy Hofmeister are polling in various parts of Oklahoma. Click here to see a big version of this picture.

KOCO 5 and local firm Amber Integrated conducted the poll throughout last week. They talked to 500 likely voters, and the margin of error is 4.4%.

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The KOCO 5-Amber Integrated poll breaks down how gubernatorial candidates incumbent Gov. Kevin Stitt and Joy Hofmeister are polling by party. Click here to see a big version of this picture.

Stay with KOCO 5 all week for more results from exclusive polling.

Note: This survey was conducted from Sept. 19-21, 2022, and included a pool of 500 likely voters in Oklahoma. These survey results were weighted based on party affiliation, age, gender and level of education based on Amber Integrated's proprietary 2022 voter turnout modeling. This survey has a margin of error of 4.4% at a 95% confidence interval. It is important to remember that subsets based on party affiliation, gender, age, education, race/ethnicity, and location carry with them higher margins of error, as the sample size is reduced. The poll surveyed both cell phones and landlines and used a combination of live callers and an online sample of likely voters.

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