A poll commissioned by county executive candidate Fred Jarrett shows that 59 percent of county voters remain undecided, but that 20 percent already say they’ll support former KIRO news Susan Hutchison. (The poll also shows that people still don’t know how to spell her name, which is rendered “Hutchinson” throughout).

Besides Hutchison, the candidates line up as follows: Jarrett with 7 percent, King County Council member Dow Constantine with 6 percent, King County Council member Larry Phillips with 5 percent, and state representative Ross Hunter (D-48) with 3 percent.

Given more information about Hutchison’s ultraconservative political leanings (she supported Mitt Romney, was on the board of the creationist Discovery Institute, and has only given money to Republicans) voters became less likely to support her; however, with so many measures and candidates on this year’s ballot, it’s unclear how well-informed the average primary voter will be about the five county executive candidates.

More than anything, the results show the power of name recognition—and demonstrate that the four men running for county executive have a lot of work to do to stand out against a famous former TV personality who also happens to be the only Republican in the race.

The four Democrats running for county executive will debate each other tonight at the Renton Carpenters’ Hall; Hutchison wasn’t asked to participate because she’s a Republican.

10 replies on “Poll Shows “Undecided,” Followed by Hutchison, in Lead for County Exec”

  1. Everyone attending tonight should also have a King County Dems questionnaire online at the KCDems site as well.

    Illuminating even for those not celebrating Cinqo de Mayo in Renton like myself.

  2. And another King County Executive’s term seems ready to pass by without unifying the Eastside with the West. Yawn.

  4. Five jars of mayo is going to be hard to choke down, but it’s the least I can do to honor those who fell at the battle of Puebla.

    As for these poll results, couldn’t it be that Hutch has her 20% core lined up lock solid, and the other 80% is “not sure, but not her”?

  5. Five jars of mayo is going to be hard to choke down, but it’s the least I can do to honor those who fell at the battle of Puebla.

    As for these poll results, couldn’t it be that Hutch has her 20% core lined up lock solid, and the other 80% is “not sure, but not her”?

  7. @6: Technology has betrayed you. Time to go back to clay tablets.

    Seriously, a TeeVee bobblehead over Dow Constantine? God help us when we get the democracy we deserve.

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