Michigan Voters Strongly Considering Third Party Candidate

November 22, 2009 8:09 p.m. EST

Lansing, MI (AHN) - Voters in Michigan may seriously consider a third party candidate for governor after a new poll shows there isn't much support for the candidates currently running for the job.

A survey taken by Denno-Noor and released to the Detroit Free Press newspaper shows 54 percent of statewide voters are "likely" or "very likely" to vote for an independent candidate.

Currently, Democrats will likely pick Lt. Gov. John Cherry in the primary, a candidate the newspaper admits is "generating little enthusiasm among voters." Across the aisle, the Republican voters will pick between a handful of candidates including Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard, Attorney General Mike Cox and Rep. Pete Hoekstra.

But when it comes to the general election, the race remains wide open. A full 59 percent of Democratic voters don't know who they will pick in the upcoming primary, while 37 percent of Republicans are equally unsure of their vote.

Last November, Michigan voters strongly elected Barack Obama for president, defeating Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) in every single age bracket and among both men and women. Obama carried the state with 57 percent of the vote.