Missouri Voters Still Undecided On Gov. Mike Parson: Survey

MISSOURI — Missouri voters have turned the page on former Republican Gov. Eric Greitens, who was indicted in February after his former hair dresser accused him of sexual assault and invasion of privacy. (He had also been accused of lying about campaign filings and violating campaign finance law.) But, they are still getting to know his replacement, Mike Parson.

Fifty-six percent of Show-Me state voters are still waiting on the state's new Republican governor to show them what he's all about. Another 31 percent of voters approve of the job Parson is doing, while 13 percent disapprove.

That's according to a new survey from Morning Consult, which recently ranked the most and least popular governors across the country. Luckily, Parson is not up for election this year, so there's plenty of time for voters to form an opinion before they go to the polls in 2020.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, both Republicans, captured the No. 1 and No. 2 spots on the quarterly poll, retaining the same spots as the first quarterly poll conducted in 2018. Baker is up for reelection in 2018 and the latest polling has him comfortably ahead in the race.

But Republican Gov. Phil Scott, who ranked No. 3 in the first quarterly poll, saw a whopping loss in his favorability rating, falling out of the top 10 and landing just three spots from the bottom 10. According to the poll, Scott’s support fell among both among registered voters in his own party and independents, but he remains popular among Democrats. The change came after Scott signed gun restriction bills in the state.

Replacing Scott for the No. 3 spot was another Republican, Gov. Kay Ivey of Alabama.

New governors in New Jersey and Virginia, both Democrats, saw gains in the polls between the first and second quarter.

Here are the top 10 governors in America:

1. Charlie Baker (R-Massachusetts)
2. Larry Hogan (R-Maryland)
3. Kay Ivey (R-Alabama)
4. Chris Sununu (R-New Hampshire)
5. Dennis Daugaard (R-South Dakota)
6. Matt Mead (R-Wyoming)
7. Brian Sandoval (R-Nevada)
8. Asa Hutchinson (R-Arkansas)
9. Nathan Deal (R-Georgia)
10. Greg Abbott (R-Texas)

Here are the bottom 10 governors in America:

1. Mary Fallin (R-Oklahoma)
2. Dan Malloy (D-Connecticut)
3. Bruce Rauner (R-Illinois)
4. Matt Bevin (R-Kentucky)
5. Bill Walker (I-Alaska)
6. Susana Martinez (R-New Mexico)
7. Paul Lepage (R-Maine)
8. Rick Snyder (R-Michigan)
9. Scott Walker (R-Wisconsin)
10. David Ige (D-Hawaii)

Morning Consult conducted 326,051 surveys with registered U.S. voters from April 1 to June 30 for the poll. (You can see the full methodology here.)

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