Laura Knaperek's campaign released to us results from an internal poll that showed Knaperek leading incumbent freshman Democrat Harry Mitchell. The poll shows Knaperek leading Mitchell 36%-35% in the hypothetical match-up.

The poll was conducted among 300 likely voters with 52% Republican, 31% Democrat and 16% Independent/Other. The margin of error is +/-6%

On the generic ballot for Congress 44% said they would vote for a Republican, 35% Democrat while 21% were undecided.

They asked how Harry Mitchell is doing on his new job. 41% approved or strongly approved of the job he was doing, 34% had no opinion while 12% disapproved or strongly disapproved.

The campaign then tested Knaperek and David Schweikert against Mitchell
Knaperek 36.33%
Mitchell 35.67%
Undecided 27%

Schwiekert 27%
Mitchell 37.33%
Undecided 34.33%

The results have to be encouraging Knaperek and her campaign that this is a winnable race. The one thing I did notice in the sample was 52% of the participants were Republicans. The voter registration for the 5th Congressional District is 43% Republican, 29% Independents and 27% Democrats. The Knaperek campaign say the model was developed off of past election results where they say the average voter turnout was 50%.

Knaperek will be holding her official kick-off on Saturday, Feb. 2nd from 10am-12pm at her house, 2028 E Carmen, Tempe AZ 85283.