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Election 2008: Utah Governor
Utah Governor: Huntsman in the Clear
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
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Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. shouldn’t be worried about losing his job this November. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Utah finds him leading Democratic challenger Bob Springmeyer 66% to 19%.

Huntsman dominates among both men and women. He even has support from 38% of Democrats in the state. The incumbent is backed by 81% of Utah Republicans and 59% of unaffiliated voters. Sprinmeyer’s support comes from just 48% of Democrats, 7% of Republicans and 15% of unaffiliated voters.

Huntsman is viewed favorably by 80% of Utah voters and unfavorably by just 18%. Springmeyer, a businessman, is less known among voters. His numbers are 25% favorable, 29% unfavorable and nearly half of voters (46%) have no opinion.

Approval ratings for Huntsman are also high for a governor. He earns good or excellent ratings from 68% of voters, while just 5% give him a poor rating.

All of these things considered, Rasmussen Markets data shows that the Republican incumbant has a % chance of obtaining his second term in office.

In Utah’s Presidential race, John McCain has a solid lead over Barack Obama in one of the “reddest” states in the nation.

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Utah Governor
Safe Republican

Latest
RR Poll

RR Poll
Avg.

Ras
Mkts

In
Trade

Huntsman (R)

66%

66%

Springmeyer (D)

19%

19%

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This telephone survey of 500 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports June 19, 2008. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.

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Favorable Ratings for Gubernatorial Candidates in Utah

 

Huntsman

Springmeyer

Very Favorable

30%

6%

Somewhat Favorable

50%

19%

Somewhat Unfavorable

14%

21%

Very Unfavorable

4%

8%

Not Sure

2%

46%


About Rasmussen Reports

Rasmussen Reports is an electronic publishing firm specializing in the collection, publication, and distribution of public opinion polling information.

The Rasmussen Reports ElectionEdge™ Premium Service for Election 2008 offers the most comprehensive public opinion coverage ever provided for a Presidential election.

Scott Rasmussen, president of Rasmussen Reports, has been an independent pollster for more than a decade.