Survey also suggests Mary Landrieu could face an uphill challenge in 2014
A new poll finds Mitt Romney has a 22 point lead over President Obama in Louisiana.
The survey by Magellan Strategies BR has Romney leading the president 59% to 36% with 5% of those polled indicating they were undecided.
The automated survey of 2,682 likely voters was conducted October 2nd through October 4th. It has a margin of error of 1.9%.
The poll also suggests that Mary Landrieu could face an uphill battle in 2014. 50% of those surveyed said they would prefer a new candidate. 32.7% of those polled said they would "definitely" support her.
In a hypothetical matchup in the 2015 race for governor, David Vitter held the lead in a field of six possible candidates. Vitter and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu were the only tested candidates to receive more than 10% support.
In a possible head-to-head matchup, Vitter received the support of 45.2% of those surveyed, Landrieu was favored by 39.8% and 15% of those polled were undecided.
