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SALT LAKE CITY -- A new poll shows Mitt Romney still leads the pack of GOP presidential hopefuls in New Hampshire, but Jon Huntsman Jr. is gaining support there.
The Suffolk University/WHDH-TV survey shows Huntsman has picked up 6 percentage points in the first-primary state since the university's last poll in June.
Suffolk University poll
| Mitt Romney | 41% |
| Ron Paul | 14% |
| Jon Huntsman | 10% |
| Rick Perry | 8% |
| Sarah Palin | 6% |
| Michele Bachmann | 5% |
| Newt Gingrich | 4% |
| Rick Santorum | 1% |
| Herman Cain | 1% |
| Buddy Roemer | 1% |
| Undecided | 11% |
At that time, Huntsman had 4 percent. He's now at 10 percent and pulling ahead of national poll frontrunner Rick Perry, who's at 8 percent in New Hampshire.
The poll shows Mitt Romney holds a commanding lead in New Hampshire at 41 percent. Romney bought a home in New Hampshire and launched his campaign there this summer.
Huntsman has also focused on New Hampshire.
According to Politico, the poll surveyed 400 likely Republican primary voters from Sept. 18-20. The margin of error is 4.9 percentage points.
