Fetterman opens wide lead in Pennsylvania Senate Democratic primary, GOP race split: poll

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D) has opened a wide lead over his nearest rival in the state’s Senate Democratic primary about a month before voters head to the polls to pick nominees in one of the most closely watched contests of the year.

A new survey conducted by Franklin & Marshall College finds Fetterman claiming 41 percent of the vote ahead of the May 17 primary, well ahead of Rep. Conor Lamb (D), who takes 17 percent of the vote. State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D) takes 4 percent, and 37 percent said they were either...