Democratic Congressman Tom Udall has nearly doubled his lead over Republican Steve Pearce in New Mexico’s U.S. Senate race. Udall now leads 58% to 30%, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state.
These are the first numbers to be released since Rep. Pearce defeated Rep. Heather Wilson in the Republican primary. In May, Udall had a sixteen-point lead over Pearce.
Udall and Pearce are seeking to replace retiring Republican Senator Pete Domenici, a Republican who has been in the Senate since 1973. Both candidates chose to leave the U.S. House of Representatives to compete for the open seat.
Udall has huge leads among both men and women, attracting support from 52% of male voters and 64% of females. Pearce gets 30% of the vote from both men and women.
Udall draws support from 86% of Democrats and from over a quarter (26%) of Republicans. Pearce wins just 69% of Republican votes. When it comes to voters not affiliated with either party, Udall has a commanding 46% to 27% lead, a major improvement from the ten-point lead he had last month.
In New Mexico’s Presidential race, Barack Obama is leading John McCain.
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This telephone survey of 500 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports June 18, 2008. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.
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New Mexico Trends: Udall vs. Pearce |
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Date |
Udall |
Pearce |
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10/28/2008 |
56% |
41% |
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57% |
37% |
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55% |
41% |
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51% |
44% |
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51% |
41% |
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59% |
34% |
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58% |
30% |
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53% |
37% |
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54% |
40% |
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Favorable Ratings for Senate Candidates in New Mexico |
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Pearce |
Udall |
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Very Favorable |
27% |
38% |
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Somewhat Favorable |
22% |
20% |
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Somewhat Unfavorable |
20% |
16% |
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Very Unfavorable |
27% |
24% |
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Not Sure |
4% |
3% |
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