Rasmussen Reports has conducted an Election Night survey of 1,000 voters in the Massachusetts special election for U.S. Senate. Data will be released on this page throughout the evening.

Polls closed in Massachusetts at 8:00 p.m. Eastern in the race between Democrat Martha Coakley and Republican Scott Brown.

Health care has been a huge issue in this election. Fifty-two percent (52%) of Brown voters say it was the most important issue in determining their vote. Sixty-three percent (63%) of Coakley voters say health care was the top issue:

· 78% of Brown voters Strongly Oppose the health care legislation before Congress.

· 52% of Coakley supporters Strongly Favor the health care plan. Another 41% Somewhat Favor the legislation.

· 61% of Brown voters say deficit reduction is more important than health care reform.

· 46% of Coakley voters say health care legislation more important than deficit reduction.

· 86% of Coakley voters say it’s better to pass the bill before Congress rather than nothing at all.

· 88% of Brown voters say it’s better to pass nothing at all.

Results include:

• Brown leads among middle-income voters ($40,000 to $100,000).
• Coakley leads among those at upper and lower end of income range.
• Brown leads by 13% among political moderates.
• Among those who decided how they would vote in the past few days, Coakley has a slight edge, 47% to 41%.
• Coakley also has a big advantage among those who made up their mind more than a month ago.
• Seventy-six percent (76%) of voters for Brown said they were voting for him rather than against Coakley.
• Sixty-six percent (66%) of Coakley voters said they were voting for her rather than against Brown.
• 22% of Democrats voted for Brown. That is generally consistent with pre-election polling.

More data will be released soon.

Two weeks ago today, Rasmussen Reports released the first poll to show Brown pulling within single digits.

One week ago, Rasmussen Reports showed the race to be a toss-up. Brown was up by two among those most likely to vote.