Lots of new polls (US Sen, Gov, Congress)
Continue Reading September 25th, 2006
TUESDAY NEWS UPDATE.
BY THE NUMBERS: US SENATE RACES.
MARYLAND: Congressman Ben Cardin (D) - 51%, Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele (R) - 40%. (Baltimore Sun/Potomac Inc.).
MINNESOTA: Hennepin County Attorney Amy Klobuchar (D) - 52%, Congressman Mark Kennedy (R) - 37%, former public access TV organization executive directorRobert Fitzgerald (Independence) - 1%, nurse Michael Cavlan (Green) - 1%. (St. Paul Pioneer Press/Mason-Dixon).
MONTANA: State Senate President Jon Tester (D) - 50%, US Senator Conrad Burns (R) - 43%. (Rasmussen Reports).
NEW JERSEY: State Senator Tom Kean Jr. (R) - 44%, US Senator Bob Menendez (D) - 38%. (Monmouth University).
WASHINGTON: US Senator Maria Cantwell (D) - 48%, insurance executive Mike McGavick (R) - 42%. (Rasmussen Reports).
Posted by Ron Gunzburger - 09.26.06
BY THE NUMBERS: GOVERNOR RACES.
ILLINOIS: Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) - 47%, State Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka (R) - 37%, attorney Rich Whitney (Green) - 4%. (Copley News Service/Mason-Dixon).
MARYLAND: Baltimore Mayor Martin O’Malley (D) - 50%, Governor Bob Ehrlich (R) - 44%. (Baltimore Sun/Potomac Inc.).
NEVADA: Congressman Jim Gibbons (R) - 45%, State Senate Minority Leader Dina Titus (D) - 36%, computer consultant Christopher Hansen (Independent American) - 5%, environmental activist Craig Bergland (Green) - 1%. (Las Vegas Review-Journal/Mason-Dixon).
PENNSYLVANIA: Governor Ed Rendell (D) - 60%, former pro football player Lynn Swann (R) - 33%. (Temple University).
VERMONT: Governor Jim Douglas (R) - 53%, former State Party Chair Scudder Parker (D) - 38%. (WCAX-TV/Research 2000).
Posted by Ron Gunzburger - 09.26.06
BY THE NUMBERS: US HOUSE RACES.
INDIANA - CD-8: Vanderburgh County Sheriff Brad Ellsworth (D) - 47%, Congressman John Hostettler (R) - 32%. (Evansville Courier & Press/Indiana State University).
NEVADA - CD-3: Congressman Jon Porter (R) - 47%, former Congressional aide Tessa Hafen (D) - 37% construction worker Joshua Hansen (Independent American) -2%, teacher Joe Silvestri (Libertarian) - 1%. (Las Vegas Review-Journal/Mason-Dixon).
Posted by Ron Gunzburger - 09.26.06
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Congressman Mike Castle (R-DE) suffered what is reported to have been two minor strokes on Saturday. “He is expected to make a full recovery with little to no lingering side effects,” said Castle’s doctor … In Ohio’s CD-18, State Senator Joy Padgett’s (R) campaign released its own poll on Monday showing she is “only” trailing attorney Zach Space (D) by 2-points (versus the double digit margin Space’s poll shows for his lead over Padgett). Space is bashing Padgett in TV spots as the “Taft-Ney” candidate for the open seat.
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