Poll: Democrats Lead in Three Statewide Races

Democrats have significant leads over their Republican opponents in both Illinois’ U.S. Senate contest and the race for president, according to a new poll by the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute.

The Simon Poll also gauged voters’ opinions of Gov. Bruce Rauner, House Speaker Mike Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton, finding a strong majority of Illinois voters disapprove of the way state political leaders have been doing their jobs. But if there can be an edge in approval, it belongs to Rauner.

The normally low-profile race for Illinois comptroller, which has been characterized as a proxy war between Republican Rauner and Democrat Madigan, also was included in the survey.

Here’s a breakdown of the poll’s findings for each contest and the state’s political leaders.

And for the results of another Simon Poll on redistricting reform, term limits and the proposed "lockbox" constitutional amendment, click here.

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