There’s little change in the Georgia’s U.S. Senate race between Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss and his Democratic challenger, Jim Martin.
Chambliss has held a solid lead all year, but the race tightened when Martin was finally selected as the Democratic challenger.
Chambliss picks up votes from 91% of Republicans and Martin is backed by 91% of Democrats. Among unaffiliated voters, Chambliss has a modest advantage once again this month.
The incumbent senator is viewed favorably by 59% and Martin gets favorable reviews from 49%. For both men, those figures reflect a two-point improvement over the past month.
Georgia Republican Governor Sonny Perdue earns good or excellent ratings from 49%, up two points from a month ago.
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This telephone survey of 500 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports September 16, 2008. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.
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Georgia Trends: Chambliss vs. Martin |
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Date |
Chambliss |
Martin |
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11/18/2008 |
50% |
46% |
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48% |
43% |
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47% |
45% |
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50% |
44% |
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50% |
43% |
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48% |
43% |
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51% |
40% |
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52% |
39% |
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52% |
36% |
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54% |
33% |
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51% |
33% |
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Favorable Ratings for Senate Candidates in Georgia |
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Chambliss |
Martin |
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Very Favorable |
29% |
26% |
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Somewhat Favorable |
29% |
24% |
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Somewhat Unfavorable |
17% |
22% |
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Very Unfavorable |
22% |
25% |
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Not Sure |
3% |
4% |
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