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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowA new poll finds Republican Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard with a solid lead over Democratic challenger Melina Kennedy going into next week's city election.
The WISH-TV Channel 8/Franklin College poll released Wednesday night shows Ballard favored by 44 percent of voters, while 33 percent favored Kennedy. The poll, however, also found 21 percent undecided and 2 percent backing Libertarian Chris Bowen.
The poll of 400 registered voters taken Saturday through Monday found Ballard with a 62 percent approval rating and 55 percent saying the city is moving in the right direction.
Kennedy was a deputy mayor under then-Mayor Bart Peterson, whom Ballard defeated with a surprising upset in the 2007 election.
The survey by polling firm EPIC-MRA has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 4.9 percentage points.
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