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April 30, 2006

Arizona

It's good to be an incumbent in Arizona this year. The latest Rasmussen Reports survey shows Napolitano leading Don Goldwater, nephew of famed conservative Barry Goldwater, 53% to 32%. The governor leads former state appeals court judge Jan Florez 58% to 22%, and leads attorney Len Munsil 55% to 28%.

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April 29, 2006

Pennsylvania Governor

Republican Lynn Swann, the former football star, now leads Governor Ed Rendell (D), 44% to 41%. That's the mirror image of last month's result.

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April 29, 2006

Virginia Senate

Senator George Allen (R) retains a solid lead in his bid for re-election in the fifth Rasmussen Reports election 2006 poll in Virginia. Allen now leads businessman Harris Miller (D) 51% to 34%. He also leads former Navy secretary James Webb 50% to 30%.

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April 28, 2006

Wisconsin Governor

The latest Rasmussen Reports survey shows Democratic Governor Jim Doyle, the incumbent, maintaining a narrow edge over his Republican challenger. Doyle now leads Congressman Mark Green 47% to 43%.

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April 27, 2006

Election 2008

Democrats currently hold a 12-point advantage over Republicans on a generic 2008 Presidential ballot.

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April 27, 2006

Pennsylvania Senate

The latest Rasmussen Reports election poll in the Keystone State shows Santorum trailing Democrat Bob Casey by 13 percentage points, 51% to 38%.

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April 26, 2006

Dems Make Progress on Immigration Issue

DNC Chairman Howard Dean even stated that enforcement of the border is his party's top priority. As a result, Democrats appear to have won round two of the debate among the general public--42% now trust Dean's party more on this issue while 35% trust the GOP.

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April 26, 2006

Nebraska Senate

At present, incumbent Democratic Senator Ben Nelson leads by 35-40 percentage points when voters consider match-ups with either former State Attorney General Don Stenberg or former Nebraska Republican Party Chairman David Kramer. Nelson leads by 18 points (54% to 36%) when Ricketts is cast as his opponent.

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April 25, 2006

Ohio Governor

Strickland leads Republican frontrunner Ken Blackwell, 52% to 35%. In March he led Secretary of State Blackwell 50% to 40%. Strickland now leads Republican Attorney General Jim Petro 51% to 31%. Last month his lead was 47% to 34%.

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April 25, 2006

Maryland Senate

Democratic Congressman Ben Cardin is maintaining a substantial lead over Lt. Governor Michael Steele in the race to succeed retiring Democratic Senator Paul Sarbanes.

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April 24, 2006

Illinois Governor

In the race for Illinois Governor, Republican State Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka now leads Democratic Governor Rod R. Blagojevich 44% to 38%. In March, Topinka led 43% to 41%.

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April 24, 2006

Ohio Senate

The latest Rasmussen Reports survey of the Ohio Senate race shows Republican Senator Mike DeWine leading Democratic Congressman Sherrod Brown 43% to 41%. Five percent (5%) say they would vote for someone else and 11% are not sure.

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April 22, 2006

39% Say U.S. Winning War on Terror

Just 39% of Americans now believe the U.S. and its allies are winning the War on Terror. That's down from 41% in March and matches the low level of confidence found in late February.

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April 21, 2006

Immigration Views by State

In 25 of the 27 states, a majority of voters favored a barrier (the only exceptions were Vermont with 44% in favor of a barrier and Massachusetts with 49% support). In a dozen states, the number in favor of a barrier topped 60%.

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April 21, 2006

Florida Governor

Crist leads Davis 44% to 33%, an increase from five to eleven percentage points. Crist leads Smith 46% to 31%, a smaller gain, from twelve to fifteen points.

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April 21, 2006

Maryland Governor

Governor Bob Ehrlich (R) now trails Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley (D) 51% to 42% in this heavily Democratic state. O'Malley has been credited with running a very effective campaign. Governor Ehrlich also trails Montgomery County Executive Doug Duncan by a couple points, 45% to 43%.

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April 20, 2006

Texas Governor

Texas Governor Rick Perry (R) is enjoying a growing lead in a four-way campaign to keep his job. For the third straight election poll by Rasmussen Reports, Perry earns support from 40% of Texas voters.

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April 18, 2006

NJ Senate

The latest Rasmussen Reports election poll in the Garden State shows Republican Tom Kean, Jr. leading Senator Robert Menendez (D) 43% to 36%.

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April 17, 2006

Alabama Governor

The latest Rasmussen Reports election poll in Alabama finds Governor Bob Riley (R) leading Lt. Governor Lucy Baxley (D) by seven percentage points, 47% to 40%. He leads former Governor Don Siegelman (D) by 17.

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April 17, 2006

California Governor

For the first time in Election 2006, Governor Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) has opened a significant lead over his Democratic challengers. The latest Rasmussen Reports election poll in California shows Schwarzenegger leading State Treasurer Phil Angelides (D) by double digits, 49% to 36%.