SurveyUSA 2006 Mid-Term Election Report Card                
1 AL
Governor		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
WKRG-TV
11/01/06		 Polimetrix
Hoover
11/06/06		 Rasmussen
Reports
10/8/06		 Univ. of
Southern AL
10/04/06		 Alphabetized by state. No SurveyUSA polls omitted. No competing polls omitted.
This is an exhaustive accounting of every contest polled by SurveyUSA in the 2006 Mid-Term Election.
Polls released during campaign’s final month shown; older ‘stale’ polls ignored.
* = Incumbent.
Current as of 11/14/06 at 11:00 am ET.
Actual returns are rounded to whole numbers after margin of victory is calculated.
Riley (R) * 58% 54% 58% 54% 57%
Baxley (D) 42% 39% 42% 36% 32%
1st place minus 2nd 16% 15% 16% 18% 25%
2 AZ
Governor		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
KPNX-TV
11/03/06		 Polimetrix
Hoover
11/06/06		 Mason
Dixon
11/03/06		 Zogby
WSJ
10/28/06		 Arizona State
University
10/23/06		 Northern AZ
Univ.
10/17/06		 Rasmussen
Reports
10/15/06
Napolitano(D) * 63% 57% 57% 61% 51% 67% 58% 58%
Munsil (R) 35% 38% 41% 33% 43% 24% 25% 37%
1st place minus 2nd 28% 19% 16% 28% 8% 43% 33% 21%
3 AZ
U.S. Senate		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
KPNX-TV
11/03/06		 Polimetrix
Hoover
11/06/06		 Mason
Dixon
11/03/06		 Zimmerman
& Assoc.
10/31/06		 Zogby
WSJ
10/28/06		 Arizona State
University
10/23/06		 Northern AZ
Univ.
10/17/06		 Rasmussen
Reports
10/15/06
Kyl  (R) * 53% 53% 50% 49% 46% 52% 47% 49% 51%
Pederson (D) 44% 40% 46% 41% 41% 44% 41% 33% 42%
1st place minus 2nd 9% 13% 4% 8% 5% 8% 6% 16% 9%
4 AZ
U.S. House
5th Cong. District		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
KPNX-TV
11/01/06		 Polimetrix
Hoover
11/06/06
Mitchell (D) 50% 48% 46%
Hayworth (R) * 46% 46% 47%
1st place minus 2nd 4% 2% -1%
5 AR
Governor		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
KTHV-TV
11/06/06		 Rasmussen
Reports
10/29/06		 Zogby
WSJ
10/28/06		 Opinioin
Research
10/27/06		 Majority
Watch
10/19/06		 Univ. of
 Arkansas
10/18/06
Beebe (D) 58% 51% 52% 45% 56% 52% 51%
Hutchinson (R) 43% 42% 40% 48% 38% 39% 38%
1st place minus 2nd 15% 9% 12% -3% 18% 13% 13%
6 AR
Lt. Governor		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
KTHV-TV
11/06/06		 Majority
Watch
10/19/06		 Opinion
 Research
10/03/06
Halter (D) 57% 50% 50% 34%
Holt (R) 43% 42% 39% 53%
1st place minus 2nd 14% 8% 11% -19%
7 AR
Secretary of State		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
KTHV-TV
11/06/06
Daniels (D) * 60% 58%
Lagrone (R)  37% 34%
1st place minus 2nd 24% 24%
8 AR
Attorney General		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
KTHV-TV
11/06/06		 Majority
Watch
10/19/06
McDaniel (D) 57% 54% 56%
DeLay (R) 38% 38% 35%
1st place minus 2nd 19% 16% 21%
9 AR
U.S. House
2nd Cong. District		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
KTHV-TV
10/30/06
Snyder (D) * 61% 60%
Mayberry  (R) 39% 39%
1st place minus 2nd 21% 21%
10 CA
U.S. House
4th Cong. District		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
KXTV-TV
11/03/06		 Majority
Watch
10/27/06
Doolittle (R) * 49% 50% 49%
Brown (D) 46% 43% 46%
1st place minus 2nd 4% 7% 3%
11 CA
U.S. House
26th Cong. District		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
KABC-TV
11/02/06
Dreier (R) * 57% 54%
Matthews (D) 38% 35%
1st place minus 2nd 19% 19%
12 CA
U.S. House
48th Cong. District		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
KABC-TV
11/04/06
Campbell (R) * 59% 56%
Young (D) 38% 37%
1st place minus 2nd 22% 19%
13 CA
U.S. House
50th Cong. District		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
KGTV-TV
11/04/06
Bilbray (R) * 53% 55%
Busby (D) 43% 41%
1st place minus 2nd 10% 14%
14 CA
Governor		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
for Media
11/05/06		 Datamar

11/6/06		 Polimetrix
Hoover
11/06/06		 Field
Poll
10/31/06		 Rasmussen
Reports
10/28/06		 Zogby
WSJ
10/28/06		 PPIC

10/23/06
Schwarzenegger (R)* 56% 53% 54% 52% 49% 53% 48% 48%
Angelides (D) 39% 38% 36% 42% 33% 40% 39% 30%
1st place minus 2nd 17% 15% 19% 10% 16% 13% 9% 18%
15 CA
U.S. Senate		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
for Media
11/05/06		 Datamar

11/6/06		 Polimetrix
Hoover
11/06/06		 Field
Poll
10/31/06
Feinstein (D) * 60% 60% 54% 61% 55%
Mountjoy (R) 35% 31% 38% 29% 33%
1st place minus 2nd 25% 29% 16% 32% 22%
16 CA
San Jose
Mayoral Runoff		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
KPIX-TV
11/03/06		 San Jose State
Univ.
11/01/06
Reed 60% 55% 47%
Chavez 40% 41% 35%
1st place minus 2nd 19% 14% 12%
17 CA
Proposition 86		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
for Media
11/05/06
No 53% 47%
Yes 47% 52%
1st place minus 2nd 6% -5%
18 CO
Governor		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
KUSA-TV
11/02/06		 Polimetrix
Hoover
11/06/06		 POS
CBS4
10/31/06		 Zogby
WSJ
10/28/06		 Mason
Dixon
10/27/06		 Ciruli
Assoc
10/27/06		 Rasmussen
Reports
10/22/06
Ritter (D) 56% 57% 60% 55% 46% 50% 52% 51%
Beauprez  (R) 41% 35% 40% 33% 47% 38% 33% 39%
1st place minus 2nd 15% 22% 20% 22% -1% 12% 19% 12%
19 CO
U.S. House
3rd Cong. District		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
KUSA-TV
10/30/06		 Anzalone
Lizst
10/18/06
Salazar (D) * 61% 57% 60%
Tipton (R) 37% 38% 32%
1st place minus 2nd 24% 19% 28%
20 CO
U.S. House
4th Cong. District		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
KUSA-TV
11/03/06		 Majority
Watch
10/27/06		 Strategic
Services
10/25/06		 Mason
Dixon
10/08/06
Musgrave (R) * 46% 44% 45% 42% 46%
Paccione (D) 43% 43% 48% 45% 36%
1st place minus 2nd 3% 1% -3% -3% 10%
21 CO
U.S. House
5th Cong. District		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
KUSA-TV
11/04/06		 Mason
Dixon
10/28/06		 Basswood
Research
10/11/06
Lamborn (R) 59% 51% 47% 49%
Fawcett (D) 41% 42% 40% 32%
1st place minus 2nd 19% 9% 7% 17%
22 CO
U.S. House
7th Cong. District		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
KUSA-TV
11/1/06		 Zogby
Reuters
11/01/06		 Majority
Watch
10/27/06		 Mason
Dixon
10/08/06
Perlmutter (D) 55% 54% 54% 51% 45%
O'Donnell (R) 42% 38% 40% 46% 39%
1st place minus 2nd 13% 16% 14% 5% 6%
23 CO
Amendment 42		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
KUSA-TV
11/02/06
Yes 53% 44%
No 47% 36%
1st place minus 2nd 6% 8%
24 CO
Amendment 43		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
KUSA-TV
11/02/06
Yes 56% 40%
No 44% 41%
1st place minus 2nd 11% -1%
25 CO
Amendment 44		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
KUSA-TV
11/02/06
No 60% 51%
Yes 41% 36%
1st place minus 2nd 19% 15%
26 CO
Referendum K		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
KUSA-TV
11/02/06
Yes 56% 26%
No 44% 26%
1st place minus 2nd 12% 0%
27 CT
U.S. Senate		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
WABC-TV
11/05/06		 Polimetrix
Hoover
11/06/06		 Quinnipiac
University
11/06/06		 Research
2000
11/02/06		 Zogby
Reuters
11/01/06		 Rasmussen
Reports
10/28/06		 Zogby
WSJ
10/17/06		 ARG

10/21/06
Lieberman (I) * 50% 49% 48% 50% 51% 49% 48% 47% 49%
Lamont (D) 40% 38% 44% 38% 39% 37% 40% 43% 37%
1st place minus 2nd 10% 11% 4% 12% 12% 12% 8% 4% 12%
28 FL
Governor		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
for Media
11/05/06		 Polimetrix
Hoover
11/05/06		 Rasmussen
Reports
11/05/06		 Strategic
Vision
11/05/06		 Zogby
Reuters
11/02/06		 Mason
Dixon
11/01/06		 Zogby
WSJ
10/28/06		 Schroth, Eldon
& Associates
10/25/06		 Quinnipiac
University
10/23/06		 Cromer
Group
10/21/06
Crist (R) 52% 49% 54% 50% 51% 48% 50% 50% 48% 46% 54%
Davis (D) 45% 47% 42% 42% 44% 38% 43% 45% 42% 44% 36%
1st place minus 2nd 7% 2% 12% 8% 7% 10% 7% 5% 6% 2% 18%
29 FL
U.S. Senate		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
for Media
11/05/06		 Polimetrix
Hoover
11/06/06		 Strategic
Vision
11/05/06		 Zogby
Reuters
11/03/06		 Mason
Dixon
11/02/06		 Zogby
WSJ
10/28/06		 Schroth, Eldon
& Associates
10/25/06		 Quinnipiac
University
10/23/06		 Rasmussen
Reports
10/02/06
Nelson (D) * 60% 59% 60% 58% 60% 58% 54% 56% 64% 54%
Harris (R) 38% 36% 34% 35% 39% 34% 40% 30% 29% 37%
1st place minus 2nd 22% 23% 26% 23% 21% 24% 14% 26% 35% 17%
30 FL
CFO		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
for Media
11/05/06
Sink (D) 54% 50%
Lee (R) 46% 46%
1st place minus 2nd 7% 4%
31 FL
U.S. House
5th Cong. District		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
WFLA-TV
10/30/06
Brown-Waite (R)  * 60% 55%
Russell (D) 40% 41%
1st place minus 2nd 20% 14%
32 FL
U.S. House
9th Cong. District		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
WFLA-TV
11/04/06
Bilirakis (R) * 56% 53%
Busansky (D) 44% 41%
1st place minus 2nd 12% 12%
33 IL
Governor		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
KSDK-TV
11/02/06		 Polimetrix
Hoover
11/06/06		 Rasmussen
Reports
11/01/06		 Mason
Dixon
11/01/06		 Market Shares
Corp
10/30/06		 Zogby
WSJ
10/28/06		 Research
2000
10/27/06		 Richard Day
Research
10/23/06		 Glengariff
Group
10/16/06
Blagojevich (D) * 50% 45% 61% 44% 44% 44% 40% 47% 48% 39%
Topinka (R) 40% 37% 39% 37% 40% 29% 33% 38% 32% 30%
1st place minus 2nd 10% 8% 22% 7% 4% 15% 7% 9% 16% 9%
34 IN
U.S. House
9th Cong. District		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
WHAS-TV
11/03/06		 Zogby
Reuters
11/01/06		 Majority
Watch
10/27/06		 Research
2000
10/21/06
Hill (D) 50% 44% 48% 51% 47%
Sodrel (R) * 46% 46% 46% 43% 45%
1st place minus 2nd 4% -2% 2% 8% 2%
35 KS
Governor		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
for Media
11/05/06		 Rasmussen
Reports
10/22/06
Sebelius (D) * 59% 57% 56%
Barnett (R) 41% 40% 37%
1st place minus 2nd 18% 17% 19%
36 KS
Attorney General		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
for Media
11/05/06
Morrison (D) 58% 56%
Kline (R) * 42% 43%
1st place minus 2nd 17% 13%
37 KS
Secretary of State		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
for Media
11/05/06
Thornburgh (R) * 64% 67%
Haley (D) 32% 28%
1st place minus 2nd 32% 39%
38 KS
Treasurer		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
for Media
11/05/06
Jenkins (R) * 64% 62%
Wilson (D) 36% 36%
1st place minus 2nd 29% 26%
39 KS
Comm. of
Insurance		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
for Media
11/05/06
Praeger (R) * 63% 65%
Sharp (D) 33% 30%
1st place minus 2nd 31% 35%
40 KY
U.S. House
3rd Cong. District		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
WHAS-TV
11/06/06		 Majority
Watch
10/27/06		 Louisville
Courier Journal
10/26/06		 Cooper &
Secrest
10/16/06
Yarmuth (D) 51% 50% 52% 42% 44%
Northup (R) * 48% 45% 46% 48% 45%
1st place minus 2nd 2% 5% 6% -6% -1%
41 KY
Louisville Metro Mayor		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
WHAS-TV
11/02/06
Abramson (D) * 67% 69%
Downard (R) 31% 27%
1st place minus 2nd 36% 42%
42 KY
U.S. House
4th Cong District		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
for Media
11/06/06		 Zogby
Reuters
11/01/06		 Majority
Watch
10/27/06
Davis (R) * 52% 49% 42% 46%
Lucas (D) 43% 43% 45% 50%
1st place minus 2nd 8% 6% -3% -4%
43 ME
Governor		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
WCSH-TV
11/05/06		 Rasmussen
Reports
10/28/06		 Critical
Insights
10/24/06
Baldacci (D) * 38% 36% 45% 42%
Woodcock (R) 30% 30% 31% 25%
1st place minus 2nd 8% 6% 14% 17%
44 ME
Taxpayer Bill
of  Rights		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
WCSH-TV
11/05/06
No 54% 50%
Yes 46% 33%
1st place minus 2nd 9% 17%
45 MD
Governor		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
for Media
11/06/06		 Polimetrix
Hoover
11/06/06		 Mason
Dixon
11/04/06		 Rasmussen
Reports
11/01/06		 Garin Hart
Yang
10/31/06		 Potomac
Research
10/31/06		 Zogby
WSJ
10/28/06		 POS

10/27/06		 Washington
Post
10/27/06
O'Malley (D) 53% 50% 50% 45% 49% 50% 47% 49% 46% 55%
Ehrlich (R) * 46% 47% 48% 45% 48% 44% 46% 44% 45% 45%
1st place minus 2nd 7% 3% 2% 0% 1% 6% 1% 5% 1% 10%
46 MD
U.S. Senate		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
for Media
11/06/06		 Polimetrix
Hoover
11/06/06		 Mason
Dixon
11/04/06		 Zogby
Reuters
11/01/06		 Potomac
Research
10/31/06		 Zogby
WSJ
10/28/06		 Washington
Post
10/27/06		 Rasmussen
Reports
10/26/06		 Garin Hart
Yang
10/25/06		 VC
Research
10/24/06		 POS

10/04/06
Cardin (D) 54% 49% 51% 47% 49% 49% 53% 54% 50% 52% 41% 47%
Steele (R) 44% 46% 45% 44% 44% 43% 44% 43% 45% 40% 39% 43%
1st place minus 2nd 10% 3% 6% 3% 5% 6% 9% 11% 5% 12% 2% 4%
47 MA
Governor		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
WBZ-TV
11/02/06		 Polimetrix
Hoover
11/06/06		 Zogby
WSJ
10/28/06		 Univ. of
New Hampshire
10/26/06		 Suffolk
University
10/24/06		 Rasmussen
Reports
10/22/06
Patrick (D) 56% 55% 61% 58% 54% 53% 53%
Healey (R) 35% 34% 32% 33% 29% 26% 29%
1st place minus 2nd 20% 21% 29% 25% 25% 27% 24%
48 MI
Governor		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
for Media
11/05/06		 Polimetrix
Hoover
11/06/06		 Strategic
Vision
11/05/06		 Mason
Dixon
11/03/06		 Selzer
& Co.
11/03/06		 EPIC-
MRA
11/03/06		 Zogby
WSJ
10/28/06		 Research
2000
10/25/06		 Rasmussen
Reports
10/22/06
Granholm (D) * 56% 51% 55% 52% 52% 54% 49% 52% 50% 53%
DeVos (R) 42% 45% 43% 42% 38% 41% 42% 43% 40% 42%
1st place minus 2nd 14% 6% 12% 10% 14% 13% 7% 9% 10% 11%
49 MI
U.S. Senate		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
for Media
11/05/06		 Polimetrix
Hoover
11/06/06		 Strategic
Vision
11/05/06		 EPIC-
MRA
11/03/06		 Mason
Dixon
11/03/06		 Selzer
& Co.
11/03/06		 Zogby
WSJ
10/28/06		 Research
2000
10/25/06		 Lake
Research
10/24/06		 Rasmussen
Reports
10/22/06
Stabenow (D) * 57% 52% 55% 50% 51% 53% 53% 49% 52% 53% 56%
Bouchard (R) 41% 42% 40% 44% 38% 37% 34% 42% 41% 35% 40%
1st place minus 2nd 16% 10% 15% 6% 13% 16% 19% 7% 11% 18% 16%
50 MI
Attorney General		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
for Media
11/05/06
Cox (R) * 54% 54%
Williams (D) 44% 38%
1st place minus 2nd 10% 16%
51 MI
Secretary of State		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
for Media
11/05/06
Land (R) * 56% 56%
Sabaugh (D) 42% 36%
1st place minus 2nd 14% 20%
52 MI
Civil Rights
Initiative		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
for Media
11/05/06
Yes 58% 42%
No 42% 39%
1st place minus 2nd 16% 3%
53 MN
Governor		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
for Media
11/06/06		 Polimetrix
Hoover
11/06/06		 Rasmussen
Reports
11/01/06		 Mason
Dixon
10/31/06		 Univ. of
Minnesota
10/29/06		 Zogby
WSJ
10/28/06		 St. Cloud State
University
10/28/06		 Minn. Star
Tribune
10/12/06
Pawlenty (R) * 47% 45% 45% 45% 42% 39% 45% 36% 37%
Hatch (DFL) 46% 45% 49% 47% 44% 45% 46% 46% 46%
1st place minus 2nd 1% 0% -4% -2% -2% -6% -1% -10% -9%
54 MN
U.S. Senate		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
for Media
11/06/06		 Polimetrix
Hoover
11/06/06		 Rasmussen
Reports
11/01/06		 Mason
Dixon
10/31/06		 Univ. of
Minnesota
10/29/06		 Zogby
WSJ
10/28/06		 St. Cloud State
University
10/28/06		 Minn. Star
Tribune
10/12/06
Klobuchar (D) 58% 56% 57% 54% 50% 55% 51% 56% 55%
Kennedy (R) 38% 40% 39% 40% 40% 33% 43% 32% 34%
1st place minus 2nd 20% 16% 18% 14% 10% 22% 8% 24% 21%
55 MN
U.S. House
2nd Cong. District		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
KSTP-TV
11/01/06
Kline (R) * 56% 54%
Rowley (DFL) 40% 36%
1st place minus 2nd 16% 18%
56 MN
U.S. House
5th Cong. District		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
KSTP-TV
11/05/06
Ellison (DFL) 57% 49%
Fine (R) 22% 24%
1st place minus 2nd 35% 25%
57 MN
U.S. House
6th Cong. District		 Actual
Returns
11/07/06		 SurveyUSA
KSTP-TV
11/04/06		 Zogby
Reuters
11/01/06		 Majority
Watch
10/27/06
Bachman (R) 50% 49% 52% 48%
Wetterling (DFL) 42% 42% 42%