A new Monmouth University poll casts Donald Trump and Joe Biden in a tight race for president in the Peach state while Republicans lead in both U.S. Senate races.

The survey, released Wednesday, also found that while 54% think Gov. Brian Kemp is doing a good job handling the coronavirus pandemic, while 63% of registered voters in the state said individual cities should be allowed to enact face mask rules stricter than the mere urging the governor is asking.

The poll showed Georgia, long a Republican stronghold, is in play for the presidential election: 47% of the 402 registered voters surveyed from July 23-27 said they would vote for President Trump; 47% said they would vote for former Vice President Joe Biden; 3% each said they would vote for Libertarian candidate Jo Jorgenson or they were undecided.

You can see the full poll results, methodology and crosstabs here.

On the Senate front, both current Republican officeholders lead their contests. Sen. David Perdue has a 49% to 43% lead over Democrat Jon Ossoff with 7% undecided.

In the special election for the seat currently held by Sen. Kelly Loeffler, the Atlanta businesswoman comes in with 26%, then Rep. Doug Collins (R-Gainesville) at 20%. Eighteen percent of voters asked about the all-comers election said they were undecided, with Democrats Matt Lieberman (14%), Raphael Warnock (9%) and Ed Tarver (5%) leading the polling on that side of the aisle.

With nearly two dozen candidates in the race and a fierce clash for GOP voters between Loeffler and Collins, the top two vote-getters regardless of party affiliation appear headed for a January runoff.

In that regard, it is notable that only 8% of Trump voters say they are undecided in the race while 23% of Biden voters are unsure of their choice.

“Republicans were unsuccessful in working out a deal between their top contenders, but Democrats seem to face an even messier prospect despite Warnock’s establishment support," Patrick Murray, director of the independent Monmouth University Polling Institute said. "The upshot is that this seat will remain in GOP hands unless Democratic support shifts toward one candidate. Of course, this is the most volatile statewide race so it has the most room for movement.”

On the coronavirus front, nearly 80% of voters approve of face mask mandates for people who are indoors in public places within 6 feet of other people, and 63% support a similar outdoor mandate.

While many cities across the state have enacted mask orders, Kemp's statewide order explicitly bans jurisdictions from being more or less extreme than his order. The governor is suing the city of Atlanta over Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms' mandate and announcement that the city was rolling back its voluntary reopening guidelines.

On the voting rights front, more Georgians say voter disenfranchisement (46%) is a problem than voter fraud (37%). Voter fraud has proven to be extremely rare in elections.

More than 40% of voters say they are at least somewhat likely to vote by mail in the November election because of the coronavirus pandemic, and Democrats are twice as likely as Republicans to say they would vote by mail.

A record 1.2 million people took advantage of Georgia's no-excuse absentee voting method for the June 9 primary.

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