Politics

Poll Shows Barbara Sharief Has Commanding Lead Over Opponent

MIRAMAR – On May 28-30 a statistically random sample of 345 frequent Democratic voters in Broward County Commission District 8 were polled  about their views regarding the August 26 Democratic primary election for the County Commission District 8 seat.

The poll was conducted by American Directions Group (ADG) based in Washington, DC. The poll has a margin of error of approximately 3%.

 

Barbara Sharief
Mayor Barbara Sharief

According to the poll results, Broward County Mayor Barbara Sharief holds a commanding 38.5% lead over her opponent Miramar City Commissioner Alexandra Davis in the County Commission District 8 race. Only 9.9% of respondents said they would vote for Davis.

Sharief also enjoys 62.9% name recognition in her district compared to only 15.6% name recognition for Davis.

54.5% of Democrats rated Sharief favorably compared to 8.4% who rated her unfavorably, giving Sharief a very high 6.49:1 positive to negative ratio. The remaining voters did not know Sharief.

Only 12.7% of Democrats rated Davis favorably compared to 2.9% that rated her unfavorably. The remaining voters did not know Davis. In addition to very low name recognition, Davis had a 4.38:1 positive to negative ratio, considerably lower than Sharief, with more voters rating Davis unfavorably.

“I have been working very hard the past four years for the residents of Broward County and District 8. The poll results clearly show voters are pleased with the job I am doing on their behalf. I look forward to continuing those efforts in my second term,” said Sharief.

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