Republican Honolulu City Councilman Charles Djou holds a small lead in the special election for Hawaii's 1st Congressional District seat, according to a Daily Kos-sponsored poll released Friday.
The survey, conducted for the liberal website by Research 2000, shows Djou with 32 percent of the vote against former Democratic Rep. Ed Case, who takes 29 percent, and state Senate President Colleen Hanabusa, who takes 28.
The poll appears to validate Democratic concerns that Case and Hanabusa could split their party's votes in the winner-take all contest and hand a victory to the Republican.
Djou's lead is within the five-point margin of error for the poll, which was conducted from April 11-14.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has offered quiet support to Case ahead of the contest, in an effort to dodge a vote-splitting scenario. The committee has also announced a TV ad campaign targeting Djou in the Honolulu-based district.
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