Polls finds three-term Congressman Perry with only a slim 45-41 lead over Veteran and Pastor George Scott
Harrisburg, PA – A poll of 654 likely voters in Pennsylvania’s new Tenth Congressional District, conducted June 8-10, by Public Policy Polling (PPP), reveals that Congressman Scott Perry will likely face a tough re-election campaign against newly chosen Democratic challenger, veteran and pastor George Scott.
George Scott already sits in a strong position to potentially unseat three-term incumbent Congressman Scott Perry in the newly redrawn 10thDistrict. The poll found Scott Perry’s lead in the race is already in the single digits. If the election were held today, 45% would choose Republican Scott Perry, 41% would choose Democrat George Scott. 14% are undecided.
With regards to the favorability question on Rep. Perry, 33% said that had a favorable view of him, while 36% had an unfavorable view of the third-term Congressman. 31% were not sure.
Jim Williams, Polling Analyst with PPP stated, “Scott Perry is underwater on favorability and in a direct match-up with George Scott, this poll is within the margin of error.” (The margin of error is +/- 4.1%).
“I am excited by these initial results, but I recognize we have a lot of work ahead of us. We are already bringing our campaign to Republicans, Independents, and Democrats who want a different approach in Congress. We are talking about the challenges we all face, and how we can get Washington, DC back to work for the people of this district,” said George Scott.
The poll also found in the newly redrawn 10thDistrict, President Donald Trump has a 49% job approval rating, while 48% disapprove of his job performance. The president won the district as it is drawn today by more than nine points in 2016.
George Scott had a Favorable rating of 20% and an unfavorable of 17%, with 62% not sure or don’t know. Williams commented on this point by saying, “George Scott has a lot of running room before November. With over 60% essentially not knowing him well, he is still at 41% in a head-to-head matchup.”
“This poll confirms for us what we believed all along: George Scott posssesses the experience, demeanor, and values that residents of Central Pennsylvania want to see representing them in Congress,” said Michael Fedor, Communications Director for the Scott campaign. “Scott Perry has been in Congress for nearly six years, and his constituents are seeing that he is part of the problem in DC – where nothing gets done except fund-raising and partisan bickering.”
The new Pennsylvania 10th District encompasses all of Dauphin County (home of the State Capitol, Harrisburg), and signficant portions of Cumberland County (including the city of Carlisle) and York County (including the City of York). The new district lines came into being after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court determined that Republicans had over-stepped and drawn the congressional lines after the 2010 census in an overtly partisan manner.
George Scott was raised on a cattle farm just 40 miles southwest of Harrisburg in South Central Pennsylvania. He served on active duty in the U.S. Army, from which he retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. His service included combat duty and involvement in Operations Just Cause, Desert Shield, Desert Storm, and Enduring Freedom, as well as disaster relief operations. Today, he is an ordained Lutheran minister on leave from his congregation in East Berlin to pursue a new call to service: to offer more compassionate and responsible leadership in Congress. He holds degrees from Georgetown University, the National Intelligence University, and the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg. George is a husband and father, living in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania.