If it's in the News, it's in our Polls. Public opinion polling since 2003.

Election 2010: Senate Elections

Most Recent Releases

White letter R on blue background
May 20, 2010

Kentucky Senate: Paul 59%, Conway 34%

Rand Paul, riding the momentum of his big Republican Primary win on Tuesday, now posts a 25-point lead over Democrat Jack Conway in Kentucky’s U.S. Senate race, but there’s a lot of campaigning to go.

White letter R on blue background
May 20, 2010

Pennsylvania Senate: Sestak 46% Toomey 42%

Democratic Congressman Joe Sestak’s victory over longtime Senator Arlen Specter for his party’s nomination Tuesday has given him a bounce in support in Pennsylvania’s general election for U.S. Senate.

White letter R on blue background
May 19, 2010

Arizona Senate GOP Primary: McCain 52%, Hayworth 40%

Senator John McCain continues to lead Arizona’s hotly contested Republican Senate Primary contest but his level of support is  stuck ina narrow range between 47% and 53%.

White letter R on blue background
May 19, 2010

Arizona Senate: Republicans Remain Ahead of Glassman

Both contenders for the Republican Senate nomination have widened their leads over Democrat Rodney Glassman in Arizona’s U.S. Senate race.

White letter R on blue background
May 19, 2010

Connecticut Senate: Blumenthal Loses Ground, Leads McMahon By Just Three PointsLeads

Following a New York Times report that he exaggerated his military record, DemocraticSenate hopeful Richard Blumenthal has lost ground in match-ups againstall his potential Republican challengers in Connecticut.

White letter R on blue background
May 18, 2010

New York Senate: Gillibrand Far Outpaces GOP Challengers

No major Republican has opted to challenge her, and New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is comfortably ahead of the three lesser-known GOP hopefuls who’ve announced for this year’s special Senate election in New York.

White letter R on blue background
May 17, 2010

Florida Senate: Rubio 39%, Crist 31%, Meek 18%

Charlie Crist received a bounce in the polls when he left the Republican Party to run for the U.S. Senate as an independent. New numbers suggest that the bounce for the governor is over.

White letter R on blue background
May 15, 2010

44% in California Favor Law Like Arizona’s, 48% Oppose

Forty-four percent (44%) of Likely Voters in California favor a law like the one just adopted in Arizona that requires police to check the immigration status of those they stop if they suspect them of being illegal immigrants.

White letter R on blue background
May 14, 2010

Idaho Senate: Crapo 66%, Sullivan 22%

Republican Senator Mike Crapo posts a three-to-one lead over Democratic challenger Tom Sullivan in his bid for reelection in Idaho, according to a new Rasmussen Reports survey in the state.

White letter R on blue background
May 14, 2010

California Senate: Boxer 42%, Campbell 41%

Embattled Democratic incumbent Barbara Boxer remains in a virtual tie with Republican challenger Tom Campbell, but two other GOP hopefuls are still failing to gain traction in California’s race for the U.S. Senate.

White letter R on blue background
May 13, 2010

New Hampshire Senate: Ayotte 50%, Hodes 38%

The U.S. Senate race in New Hampshire looks largely the same way it has for months, with two of the three top Republican candidates holding double-digit leads over Democratic hopeful Paul Hodes.

White letter R on blue background
May 13, 2010

Kansas Senate: Moran, Tiahrt Hold Healthy Leads Over Democratic Opponents

For now at least, it appears Kansas is unlikely to break its streak of electing only Republicans to the U.S. Senate since 1932.

White letter R on blue background
May 12, 2010

Voters in Colorado Send Mixed Signals on Global Warming Legislation

Fifty-four percent (54%) of Colorado voters believe that it is at least somewhat important for Congress to pass energy legislation aimed at reducing global warming this year, including 31% who say it is Very Important.

White letter R on blue background
May 11, 2010

61% of Colorado Voters Favor Repeal of Health Care Plan

The national health care reform plan passed by Congress in March and signed into law by President Obama is even more unpopular in Colorado than it is nationally.

White letter R on blue background
May 10, 2010

Pennsylvania Senate: Toomey 42%, Sestak 40%

Likely Republican nominee Pat Toomey still runs strongly against incumbent Senator Arlen Specter, but Pennsylvana’s U.S. Senate contest is a dead heat if his Democratic opponent is Congressman Joe Sestak.

White letter R on blue background
May 10, 2010

Pennsylvania Democratic Senate Primary: Sestak 47%, Specter 42%

Congressman Joe Sestak has moved ahead of incumbent Arlen Specter in their Senate primary match-up with just over a week left before Pennsylvania Democrats go to the polls to pick their nominee.

White letter R on blue background
May 7, 2010

Indiana Senate: Coats (R) 51%, Ellsworth (D) 36%

Newly chosen Republican nominee Dan Coats earns 51% support while his Democratic rival Brad Ellsworth’s attracts 36% in the first Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the Indiana Senate race following Tuesday’s GOP Primary.

White letter R on blue background
May 7, 2010

Ohio Senate: Fisher (D) 43%, Portman (R) 42%

Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher emerged as the victor from Tuesday’s Democratic Primary, and now he and Republican nominee Rob Portman are in a virtual tie as Ohio’s U.S. Senate race begins in earnest.

White letter R on blue background
May 6, 2010

North Carolina Democratic Senate Primary: Marshall 42%, Cunningham 37%

North Carolina Democrats are now headed toward a June 22 runoff to determine who the party’s Senate nominee will be, and the first Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the race finds Elaine Marshall leading Cal Cunningham by just five points.

White letter R on blue background
May 6, 2010

Only 48% in Florida Now Support Offshore Drilling

Just 48% of Florida voters now favor off shore oil drilling, while 35% are opposed, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state.