Johnson seat no longer secure
Polls show Murphy, Farrell With Slight Leads Over Republicans
Susan Haigh
WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) -- Popular Gov. M. Jodi Rell rallied support for Republican U.S. Rep. Nancy Johnson on Monday as a new nonpartisan poll in the 5th Congressional District showed the 12-term congresswoman slightly behind Democrat challenger Chris Murphy.
The district is one of three in Connecticut that Democrats are targeting as they try to gain the 15 seats they need to regain a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Another new poll shows Democrat Diane Farrell 4 percentage points ahead of U.S. Rep. Chris Shays, R-Conn., in the 4th Congressional District, where previous polls have showed a very close race.
The Hartford Courant-University of Connecticut poll in the 5th District shows Murphy with support from 46 percent of likely voters, compared with 42 percent for Johnson. Nine percent were undecided.
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