If an informal online poll for the Rhode Island 2nd Congressional District race conducted by Beacon Communications is any indicator of how the results will go this fall, state Sen. Jessica de la Cruz is the preferred candidate to appear on the November ballot. With over 300 people taking the poll since it began last week 58.5 percent of them said de la Cruz is their first choice.

“With 11 candidates, Democrats and Republicans, running for the seat being vacated by Jim Langevin, Beacon Communications is asking the public to rank their preference of who should appear on the November ballot with (1) being the preferred candidate and so forth down the list,” the summary of the poll reads. “ We are planning a follow up online poll that will list the top two Republicans and top three Democrats.”

Also on the Republican side, former Cranston Mayor Allan Fung has received 89 first place votes, 35 second place votes and 27 third place votes. Thus far 42 people ranked him last.

Robert Lancia, who ran against Langevin in the general election last year as a Republican has received 40 first place votes so far, 37 second place votes and 22 third place votes. So far 56 people ranked him last.

For the Democrats, General Treasurer Seth Magaziner leads the poll with 19 first place votes, seven second place votes, and six third place votes. Magaziner also has the most last place votes so far with 190.

Former Langevin staffer Joy Fox currently has seven first place votes, 17 second place votes and 13 third place votes. Out of all the Democrats Fox has the least last place votes with 46.

Other Democrats include Cameron Moquin with six first place votes and 61 last place votes, Sarah Morgenthau has two first place votes, and 68 last place votes, Michael Neary has three first place votes thus far and 81 last place votes, and David Segal has two first place votes and 65 last place votes.

Warwick resident and former state Rep. Edwin Pacheco who has since dropped out of the congressional race Congress has a total of five first place votes. The majority of those who took the poll ranked him tenth with 59 votes.