Richard Boykin,the former chief of staff toU.S. Rep. Danny Davis D-Ill., has a 20-point lead in the race for the Cook County Board’s 1st District seat, according to a poll his campaign released first to the Sun-Times’ Early&Often.
The numbers, posted below, show an incredible surge by Boykin since January and a steep drop by former Chicago Ald.Ike Carothers.
The poll also shows that despiteBlake Sercye’shigh-profile endorsements? including from Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Illinois Secretary Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle ? he is in fourth place, behind Carothers and activist Brenda Smith. Ron Lawless is also running in the crowded March 18th primary.
In a survey of 400 likely general election voters taken by GBA StrategiesFeb. 25-27 ? after the Emanuel, Preckwinkle endorsement — the poll shows Boykin with 34 percent, Carothers with 15, Smith with 13 and Sercye with 10…
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