Insider Advantage/Majority Opinion conducted a political survey last week and released the results today. This is an independent group and is not affiliated with any campaign. Below is what they had to say about the Republican Primary for Secretary of State.

In a survey of 500 likely Republican voters conducted by InsiderAdvantage/Majority Opinion June 28-30 (weighted for age, gender, and race, with a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percent) we asked:

Q. If the primary election for the Republican nomination for Secretary of State were held today, would you vote for...

Charlie Bailey - 15 percent
Karen Handel - 33 percent
Eric Martin - 1 percent
Bill Stephens - 13 percent
Don't Know/Undecided - 38 percent

Towery: "Handel leads because she is better known and a female. This race has yet to hit television (with broadcast ads) and any candidate who does in any significant manner will rise to likely force Handel into a runoff. Bailey has residual name identification from his past race and gets the first on the ballot bump. Stephens has his numbers from his profile as a state senator and early campaign efforts.