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February 18, 2010

Wisconsin Senate: Feingold Leads Two Announced GOP Challengers

Wisconsin incumbent Democrat Russ Feingold leads his two best-known announced Republican challengers for the U.S. Senate in the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely voters in the state.

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February 18, 2010

Indiana Senate: Hill, Ellsworth Trail Three Main GOP Hopefuls

As expected with incumbent Senator Evan Bayh’s surprise announcement this week that he will not seek reelection, Indiana’s U.S. Senate race is wide open. The three leading Republican contenders all post leads for now over the two most prominently mentioned Democratic hopefuls, but it’s not even clear if those Democrats are in the race.

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February 17, 2010

Oregon Senate: Wyden 49%, Huffman 35%

Another “safe” Democratic senator may not be quite as safe as he thought.

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February 16, 2010

California Governor: Brown 43%, Whitman 43%

Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman now runs dead even with likely Democratic nominee Jerry Brown in California’s gubernatorial contest.

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February 15, 2010

California Senate: Boxer Still Holds Narrow Leads Over GOP Hopefuls

For the second month in a row, incumbent Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer is in surprisingly tight races with three potential Republican challengers in California.

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February 15, 2010

Washington Senate: Murray Leads All Republican Challengers But Rossi

Democratic Senator Patty Murray holds double-digit leads on three of the top Republicans who hope to unseat her in this year’s Senate race in Washington State.

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February 12, 2010

Louisiana Senate: Vitter 57%, Melancon 33%

Incumbent Republican David Vitter has an even more commanding lead this month over his top Democratic challenger in Louisiana's race for the U.S. Senate.

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February 12, 2010

North Dakota House: Pomeroy (D) At Risk?

North Dakota may be shaping up to be dangerous territory for the state’s other longtime Democratic incumbent, too.

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February 12, 2010

North Dakota Senate: Hoeven By A Mile At This Point

Popular Republican Governor John Hoeven crushes his two likeliest Democratic rivals thus far in North Dakota’s race for the U.S. Senate.

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February 11, 2010

Missouri Senate: Blunt (R) 49%, Carnahan (D) 42%

Little has changed this month in Missouri's race for the seat being vacated by retiring Republican Senator Kit Bond.

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February 11, 2010

Pennsylvania Governor: GOP’s Corbett Well Head of Three Potential Opponents

State Attorney General Tom Corbett continues to hold big leads over three potential Democratic rivals in this year’s race for governor in Pennsylvania.

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February 11, 2010

New Hampshire Senate: Ayotte (R) 46%, Hodes (D) 39%

Former state Attorney General Kelly Ayotte remains the strongest Republican running against Democratic Congressman Paul Hodes in New Hampshire’s race for the U.S. Senate, but the numbers have changed very little over the past few months.

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February 11, 2010

Michigan Governor: Anybody’s Race At This Point

The race to replace Michigan’s term-limited Governor Jennifer Granholm is wide-open, with the top Republican candidates having an early edge over their likeliest Democratic rivals.

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February 9, 2010

Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Primary: Specter 51%, Sestak 36%

Incumbent Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter remains barely over 50% but still holds a 15-point lead over his Democratic Primary challenger, Congressman Joe Sestak.

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February 9, 2010

Ohio Governor: Kasich 47%, Strickland 41%

The story’s the same again this month in the Ohio gubernatorial contest, with Republican challenger John Kasich holding a modest lead over incumbent Democrat Ted Strickland.

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February 8, 2010

Pennsylvania Senate: Toomey Still Leads Specter, Sestak

Little is changed this month in Pennsylvania’s race for the U.S. Senate, with Republican hopeful Pat Toomey still ahead of incumbent Senator Arlen Specter by nine points.

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February 8, 2010

Ohio Senate: GOP’s Portman Still Holds Slim Lead

Republican Rob Portman still has narrow leads over his two chief Democratic opponents for the seat being vacated by GOP Senator George Voinovich in Ohio.

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February 8, 2010

Colorado Governor: Hickenlooper 49%, McInnis 45%

With incumbent Governor Bill Ritter out of the way, it's a different ballgame for Colorado Democrats. Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper has now moved ahead of his likeliest Republican opponent, Scott McInnis, in Colorado's race for governor.

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February 8, 2010

Nevada Governor: Reid Trails Sandoval, Beats Other GOP Hopefuls

The first Rasmussen Reports look at this year’s election for governor of Nevada finds Democrat Rory Reid, son of Senator Harry Reid, trailing Republican frontrunner Brian Sandoval by 12 points, 45% to 33%, among likely voters in the state.

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February 5, 2010

Nevada Senate: Reid Runs Second To Four GOP Opponents

Harry Reid may soon have one more Republican opponent in Nevada’s race for the U.S. Senate, and his numbers remain in troublesome territory for an incumbent. Reid, like a number of Democratic Senate incumbents, appears to be suffering from voter unhappiness over the national health care plan and the continuing bad state of the economy.