MD Senate: Cardin Maintains 7-Point Lead
Despite a late and bitter Democratic primary, Democratic Congressman Benjamin L. Cardin is maintaining a moderate lead of 50% to 43% over Lieutenant Governor Michael S. Steele (R).
Election 2006
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October 16, 2006
October 16, 2006
OH Senate: Brown Holds On to 5-Point Edge
Democratic Congressman Sherrod Brown now leads by five percentage points over Republican Senator Mike DeWine in Ohio's competitive U.S. Senate race.
October 16, 2006
MO Senate: McCaskill, Talent Neck-and-Neck
Just days after Missouri's major candidates for U.S. Senate clashed on national television, a Rasmussen Reports poll of the race shows Republican Senator Jim Talent with a wafer-thin lead of 43% to 42%.
October 16, 2006
VA Senate: Allen Lead Down to 3 Points
Republican Senator George Allen now leads Democrat James Webb by just three percentage points—47% to 44%. In early October his margin was six points.
October 14, 2006
NJ Senate: Menendez (D) 42%; Kean (R) 39%
New Jersey has become home to one of the nation’s most unexpected contested Senate races of Election 2006. The latest Rasmussen Reports poll shows the sixth lead change of that race.
October 13, 2006
TN Senate: Ford (D) 48%; Corker (R) 46%
Following a shakeup in the Corker campaign, Tennessee's race for U.S. Senate has grown even tighter. Democratic Congressman Harold Ford now leads Republican Mayor Bob Corker by just two points.
October 13, 2006
MT Senate: Burns Still Down by 7
As November 7 looms, the reelection bid of Republican U.S. Senator Conrad Burns continues to stall. State Senate President and wheat farmer Jon Tester (D) now leads 49% to 42%.
October 13, 2006
Senate Balance of Power - October 13, 2006
Tennessee Senate race moves from “Leans Democrat” to “Toss-Up” and Rasmussen Reports now rates 49 Senate seats as Republican or Leans Republican and 48 seats as Democrat or Leans Democrat.
October 10, 2006
RI Senate: Chafee Down 10
He prevailed in Rhode Island’s highly watched Republican primary, but incumbent U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee's road to November 7 looks to be an uphill one.
October 10, 2006
PA Senate: Casey (D) 50%; Santorum (R) 37%
Republican Senator Rick Santorum continues to be the nation’s most vulnerable incumbent and has lost ground once again to Democratic challenger Bob Casey, Jr. Casey now leads the race, 50% to 37%.
October 10, 2006
RI Governor: Carcieri Up Three
Incumbent Donald Carcieri’s (R) lead has been extended by a single point in Rhode Island’s gubernatorial race. The latest Rasmussen Reports election survey shows Carcieri leading Lt. Governor Charles Fogarty (D) 47% to 44%.
October 9, 2006
MI Senate: Stabenow Jumps to 17-Point Lead
Democratic U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow now leads Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard 56% to 39%, doubling the margin she enjoyed in our last poll.
October 9, 2006
MN Senate: Klobuchar Tops 50% Mark
County Attorney Amy Klobuchar has jumped to a 17-point lead over Republican Mark Kennedy in Minnesota's Senate race.
October 9, 2006
MN Governor: Pawlenty Falls Behind
After opening up a 10-point lead in early August, incumbent Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty finds himself down two points to Attorney General Mike Hatch in the latest Rasmussen Reports election survey.
October 9, 2006
Iowa Governor: Nussle (R) 42% Culver (D) 42%
In January, Democrat Chet Culver, the Iowa Secretary of State, and Republican Congressman Jim Nussle were tied in the polls 40% to 40%.
October 8, 2006
MI Governor: Granholm Leads by 7
After being edged out by Republican challenger Dick DeVos in two of our last three election polls, Democratic Governor Jennifer Granholm now leads 49% to 42%.
October 7, 2006
MO Senate: Talent, McCaskill One Point Apart
It's going down to the wire in Missouri. Democratic State Auditor Claire McCaskill now leads Republican Senator Jim Talent by a single percentage point, 44% to 43%.
October 7, 2006
Michigan Governor: Granholm Regains Lead, by 7
After being edged out by Republican challenger Dick DeVos in two of our last three election polls, Democratic Governor Jennifer Granholm now leads 49% to 42% (see crosstabs).
This is the first time Granholm has held a significant lead since January. Our late-August survey showed DeVos ahead by just two points. Six consecutive polls before that found a very close race.
October 6, 2006
Ohio Governor: Strickland Lead 12
Ohio's troubled economy and corruption scandals have given Democratic Congressman Ted Strickland a persistent advantage over Republican Secretary of State Ken Blackwell in the race for Governor here.
October 6, 2006
CT Governor: Rell by 25 Now
Republican Governor Jodi Rell now leads the Democratic nominee, New Haven Mayor John DeStefano, 58% to 33%.
