The four-way Missouri GOP gubernatorial primary is coming up on Aug. 2, and PPP finds a tight race. The polling firm gives retired Navy SEAL Eric Greitens a tiny 24-22 edge against former U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway; rich guy John Brunner and Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder are a bit behind with 16 and 15 percent, respectively. The only other recent poll we’ve seen came from Remington Research on behalf of political newsletter Missouri Scout, which had Greitens leading Brunner instead, and by a stronger 29-22; Hanaway and Kinder were taking 16 and 12 percent.
PPP notes that none of the candidates are incredibly well-known, with at least 40 percent of primary voters not expressing an opinion of each candidate, so things can definitely change as we get closer to Election Day. The winner will face Democratic Attorney General Chris Koster, who has just minor primary opposition.