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Survey of 500 Likely Voters June 15, 2005
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June 16, 2005--On the day following Virginia's Primary Elections, Republican Jerry Kilgore leads Democrat Tim Kaine by six percentage points in the race to become Virginia's next Governor. Kilgore earns 46% of the vote, Kaine attracts 40%, and 2% say they will vote for some other candidate. Two months ago, Kilgore had an eight point lead and 5% supported a third party option. In the nation's only other race for Governor in 2005, Democrat Jon Corzine has a 7-point lead in New Jersey. Forty-seven percent (47%) of Virginia voters have a favorable opinion of Kilgore. That's down slightly from 49% in the previous survey. Thirty-three percent (33%) have an unfavorable opinion while 20% are not sure. For Kaine, the numbers are 43% favorable, 33% unfavorable, and 24% not sure. Those numbers are little changed from two months ago.
The state's current Governor, Democrat Mark Warner, is viewed favorably by 63% of the state's voters. Thirty-one (31%) have an unfavorable view. In the race for Governor, 10% of Republicans are undecided along with 5% of Democrats. Voters who approve of the way President Bush is handling his job favor Kilgore 76% to 11%. Those who disapprove of the President's performance favor Kaine, 73% to 11%. The telephone survey of 500 Likely Voters was conducted Wednesday night, June 15, 2005. The margin of sampling error is +/- 4.5 percentage points, with a 95% level of confidence. Rasmussen Reports is an electronic publishing firm specializing in the collection, publication, and distribution of public opinion polling information. Our publications provide real-time information on consumer confidence, investor confidence, employment data, the political situation, and other topics of value and interest. During Election 2004, RasmussenReports.com was the top-ranked public opinion research site on the web. We had twice as many visitors as our nearest competitor and nearly as many as all competitors combined. Scott Rasmussen, president of Rasmussen Reports, has been an independent pollster for more than a decade.
The telephone survey of 500 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports June 15, 2005. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. 39% of survey respondents were Republican, 33% Democrat, and 28% unaffiliated (see Methodology) |
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