Rep. Cori Bush has fallen behind her Democratic primary challenger by 22 percentage points.

According to a new poll conducted by Remington Research Group on behalf of Missouri Scout, a GOP polling firm, from Feb. 7-9 surveyed 401 likely 2024 Democratic primary voters.

During the survey, participants were asked if they would vote for St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell, state Sen. Maria Chapelle-Nadal, and Bush without revealing who was the incumbent

Bell received 50 percent of the votes, 28 percent went to  Bush, and 4 percent said Nadal. 18 percent were undecided.

When demographic factors were weighed into the results, Bell still maintained a strong lead. With African American participants, 43 percent would support Bell, 35 percent support Bush, and 20 percent are not sure. 60 percent of white respondents support Bell and  20 percent of white respondents support Bush.

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The vote was split with participants who described themselves as “very progressive” with Bell and Bush each receiving  43 percent support. Those who identify as  “somewhat progressive,” voted for Bell 42 percent, and 27 percent support Bush. Moderates and conservatives went overwhelmingly for Bell at 52 percent to 23 percent for Bush.

Also, the poll said the participants were more sympathetic to Israel (35 percent) versus the Palestinians (21 percent).

Bush’s poll numbers come after the DOJ announced that she was being investigated for allegedly misappropriating funds for her personal security detail. Politico reported that the campaign paid him $42,500 in the first three quarters of last year for “wage expense” and “security services.” In total, Bush spent $129,660.22 on personal security services in 2023.

Bush has vehemently denied any wrongdoing.

"First and foremost, I hold myself, my campaign, and my position to the highest levels of integrity,” Bush said in a statement at the time. “I also believe in transparency which is why I can confirm that the Department of Justice is reviewing my campaign's spending on security services.”

“As a rank-and-file member of Congress I am not entitled to personal protection by the House, and instead have used campaign funds as permissible to retain security services,” the statement continued. “I have not used any federal tax dollars for personal security services. Any reporting that I have used federal funds for personal security is simply false.”