Questions - 2012 New Hampshire Governor - June 20, 2012

New Hampshire Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted June 20, 2012

By Rasmussen Reports

*Please note that we split the survey to rotate the order of the candidates, so while half will hear the Republican first, the other half hears the Democrat mentioned first.

1* In thinking about the 2012 election for governor of New Hampshire, suppose you had a choice between Republican Ovide Lamontagne and Democrat Jackie Cilley.  If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Ovide Lamontagne or Democrat Jackie Cilley?

2* Suppose the Republicans nominate Kevin Smith.  If the 2012 election for governor of New Hampshire were held today, would you vote for Republican Kevin Smith or Democrat Jackie Cilley?

3* Suppose the Republicans nominate Ovide Lamontagne and the Democrats nominate Maggie Hassan.  If the 2012 election for governor of New Hampshire were held today, would you vote for Republican Ovide Lamontagne or Democrat Maggie Hassan?

4* Suppose the Republicans nominate Kevin Smith.  If the 2012 election for governor of New Hampshire were held today, would you vote for Republican Kevin Smith or Democrat Maggie Hassan?

5* I’m going to read you a short list of people in the news. For each, please let me know if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression.

Jackie Cilley

Ovide Lamontagne

Kevin Smith

Maggie Hassan

6* How would you rate your own personal finances these days? 

7* Are your personal finances getting better these days, or worse?

8* How would you rate the job John Lynch has been doing as governor…do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence