Minnesota: Democrat Holds 7-Point Lead in 8th District Race, Poll Shows
It instead touted the poll’s findings that Cravaack has a 7-point lead among independent voters as proof the campaign is in good shape going into the Nov. 6 election.
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It instead touted the poll’s findings that Cravaack has a 7-point lead among independent voters as proof the campaign is in good shape going into the Nov. 6 election.
Shelley Berkley’s Senate campaign released an internal poll this afternoon after two new public autodial polls found the Democrat down by at least 6 points.
spokesman Dave Jacobson said “the poll confirms that voters throughout the 44th district want Congresswoman Hahn to be their voice in Congress” and that Hahn “is the strong favorite to come out on top” Nov. 6.
Charlie Wilson’s (D) campaign released new internal polling numbers today showing him with a 6-point lead over freshman Rep. Bill Johnson (R).
But Flake’s own campaign polling gave him a 6-point lead in surveys taken the same days, Oct. 7-9. Regardless, the dueling numbers are a sign of an increasingly competitive race.
In the Senate poll, McCaskill had a 6-point lead over Akin, who has a record of making inaccurate and what are generally viewed as inappropriate statements.
Jim Matheson (D) trailing his Republican challenger by 6 points. Saratoga Springs Mayor Mia Love led in the Deseret News/KSL-TV poll, 49 percent to 43 percent, with 8 percent still undecided.
But Independent American Party candidate Jon Barrie took 9 percent, and 6 percent of respondents were undecided.
This summer, a trio of Democratic surveys also showed Critz holding a smaller 6 to 10 point lead over Rothfus. The new numbers underscore the competitiveness of the race.
Updated 6:25 p.m. | A new Democratic poll showed that former state Rep. Gary McDowell (D) led Rep. Dan Benishek (R) by 9 points in the race for Michigan’s 1st district.
Compared with its own Aug. 23 poll, when Thompson had a 6 percent lead, this Quinnipiac poll is also an improvement for Baldwin.
A nonpartisan Western New England University poll of likely voters conducted Sept. 6-13 found Warren leading by 6 points, 50 percent to Brown’s 44 percent.
The polls were conducted Sept. 3-6 by Research & Polling. The Senate poll included a sample of 667 likely voters with a 3.8-point margin of error.
Both got 47 percent, with 6 percent undecided. It’s their second straight matchup in the Sacramento area, but the district was altered in favor of Democrats during redistricting.
Updated, 6:25 p.m. A new poll commissioned by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee found vulnerable Rep. Bill Owens (D) ahead of Republican Matt Doheny by 12 points in a horse-race matchup.
“While a lot of polls show us both up and down, we know that we have the best operation and Claire is a Senator on the side of Missouri, so the only poll that matters is when the voters speak on Nov. 6.
The poll of 259 likely voters was taken July 18 and had a 6-point margin of error. DeLong’s poll, taken June 28 to July 3 and released last week, found Lowenthal ahead 44 percent to 41 percent.
Mark Critz (D) leading his GOP opponent, attorney Keith Rothfus, by a slim 6-point margin in the competitive southwestern Pennsylvania district.
Updated 6:48 p.m. | A well-known Democratic pollster alerted his clients last week that he is going out of business — less than five months before Election Day.
Updated 6:30 p.m. | Wisconsin Senate candidate and former Gov. Tommy Thompson led presumptive Democratic nominee Rep.