2010 Georgia GOP Governor: Oxendine 28%, Handel 14%, Deal 13%
John Oxendine, Georgia’s fire and insurance commissioner, still holds a two-to-one lead over his closest competitor for governor among likely 2010 Republican Primary voters.
Election 2010
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December 17, 2009
December 16, 2009
2010 Florida Senate: Rubio, Crist Both Lead Meek
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Florida finds former state House Speaker Marco Rubio leading Democrat Kendrick Meek 49% to 35%. Governor Charlie Crist leads Meek 42% to 36%.
December 16, 2009
2010 Florida Governor: McCollum 44%, Sink 39%
Florida’s 2010 race for governor is looking a little more competitive.
December 15, 2009
2010 Florida GOP Senate Primary: Crist 43%, Rubio 43%
Governor Charlie Crist and former state House Speaker Marco Rubio are now tied in the 2010 race for the Republican Senate nomination in Florida.
December 14, 2009
2010 Colorado Governor: McInnis 48%, Ritter 40%
Like many Democrats nationwide these days, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter who was easily elected in 2006 finds himself trailing his chief Republican opponent in a potential 2010 match-up.
December 14, 2009
2010 Pennsylvania Governor: GOP Has Early Edge But Race Wide-Open
The candidate with the best statewide name recognition is in front, but with no one earning over 50% of the vote, Pennsylvania’s 2010 governor’s race is shaping up for now as wide open.
December 11, 2009
2010 Colorado Senate: Norton Runs Best Against Democrats
The election is nearly a year away, but right now former Lieutenant Governor Jane Norton appears to be the Republican with the best shot of beating either of the potential Democratic candidates in Colorado’s race for the U.S. Senate.
December 11, 2009
2010 Nevada Senate: Reid Trails Amidst Strong Opposition to Health Plan
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid continues to lag behind all potential Republican challengers in next year’s U.S. Senate race in Nevada, according to new Rasmussen Reports telephone polling in the state.
December 10, 2009
2010 Ohio Senate: Portman 40%, Brunner 33%; Portman, Fisher Neck-and-Neck
Republican Rob Portman has managed to pull away somewhat from Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner but still finds himself in a highly competitive race with Democratic Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher in potential 2010 U.S. Senate match-ups in Ohio.
December 10, 2009
2010 Illinois Senate: Giannoulias 42%, Kirk 39%
Democratic State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias has now crept past Republican Congressman Mark Kirk in Illinois’ 2010 race for the U.S. Senate, and other Democratic hopefuls are closing the gap.
December 10, 2009
2010 Pennsylvania Senate: Toomey With Narrow Lead Over Both Specter and Sestak
Likely Republican nominee Pat Toomey is now ahead of both Democrats who are vying to run against him next year in Pennsylvania’s 2010 race for the U.S. Senate.
December 9, 2009
In 2010 Ohio Governor Match-up, Strickland Trails Kasich
Unemployment in Ohio has jumped to 10.5%, the state is wrestling with an $851 million budget shortfall, and Governor Ted Strickland has proposed delaying a tax cut approved in 2005. Add it all together, and it’s a tough environment for the incumbent Democratic governor who now trails his expected general election opponent by nine percentage points in an early look at the 2010 race.
December 9, 2009
2010 Pennsylvania Senate Primary: Specter 48%, Sestak 35%
Longtime Senator Arlen Specter holds a 13-point lead over his Democratic Primary challenger Joe Sestak.
December 9, 2009
2010 North Dakota Senate: Hoeven 58%, Dorgan 36%
Incumbent Democratic Senator Byron Dorgan may have a serious problem on his hands if Republicans recruit Governor John Hoeven to run for the U.S. Senate in North Dakota next year.
December 8, 2009
2010 Connecticut Senate: Dodd Struggles Against All Republican Challengers
A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Connecticut now finds Dodd attracting just 35% to 40% of the vote against three possible Republican challengers.
December 5, 2009
2010 South Carolina Governor: Democrat Rex Runs Close Against Top GOP Hopefuls
With the Mark Sanford scandal still swirling in South Carolina, next year’s race for governor is shaping up to be quite competitive if State Education Superintendent Jim Rex is the Democratic candidate.
December 3, 2009
2010 Arkansas Senate: Lincoln Runs Behind Four GOP Challengers
Another Democratic senator may be at-risk in 2010. Arkansas' Blanche Lambert Lincoln trails all four of her leading Republican challengers in the first Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 survey in the state.
November 25, 2009
2010 Massachusetts Governor: Çhallengers Gain on Incumbent Patrick
Next year's gubernatorial contest in Massachusetts is tighter than ever, even though it's now a three-way race.
November 25, 2009
2010 New York Senate: Giuliani 53%, Gillibrand 40%
Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand may have a serious problem on her hands if Rudy Giuliani gets in next year’s race for the U.S. Senate in New York State.
November 24, 2009
Coakley Still Ahead Among Massachusetts Democrats Seeking Kennedy’s Senate Seat
Attorney General Martha Coakley holds a 15-point lead among likely Democratic Primary voters in Massachusetts in the race to fill the U.S. Senate seat of the late Edward M. Kennedy.
