Here Are The Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #12869

Geography Surveyed: New Hampshire
Data Collected: 10/26/2007 - 10/29/2007
Release Date: 11/05/2007
Sponsor: Roll Call Newspaper, Capitol Hill

2008 U.S. Senate Election in New Hampshire

Republican Incumbent Sununu Defeats Buckey, Loses to Shaheen: In an election for United States Senate in New Hampshire today, 11/05/07, one year to the vote, incumbent Republican John Sununu is re-elected when facing Democratic challenger Jay Buckey, but is defeated when facing Democratic challenger Jeanne Shaheen, according to this SurveyUSA poll conducted exclusively for Roll Call, the newspaper of Capitol Hill. Sununu defeats Buckey by 13 points, 49% to 36% today. Sununu loses to Shaheen by 11 points, 53% to 42% today. With Shaheen on the ballot, 90% of Democrats, 53% of Independents and 59% of women vote Democratic. With Buckey on the ballot, 69% of Democrats, 32% of Independents and 38% of women vote Democratic. Shaheen carries Moderate voters by 35 points. Buckey carries Moderate voters by 4 points.

Buckey Unknown Compared to Shaheen; Shaheen Better Liked than Sununu: Shaheen is known and liked. Sununu is known but liked less. Buckey is unknown. Here are the Favorability numbers: Sununu: 31% Favorable, 38% Unfavorable, 22% Neutral, 10% Unfamiliar. Net Favorability is Minus 7 ... Shaheen: 46% Favorable, 33% Unfavorable, 15% Neutral, 6% Unfamiliar. Net Favorability is Plus 13 ... Buckey: 4% Favorable, 6% Unfavorable, 18% Neutral, 72% Unfamiliar. Net Favorability is Minus 2 ... For comparison ... Nancy Pelosi: 27%, 40%, 21%, 10%. Net Favorability is Minus 13 ... Harry Reid: 22%, 36%, 21%, 19%. Net Favorability is Minus 14 ... Mitch McConnell: 20%, 30%, 25%, 23%. Net Favorability is Minus 10 ... John Boehner: 17%, 30%, 24%, 26%. Net Favorability is Minus 13 ... President Bush's Job Approval is 29%. 18% approve of the job Congress is doing.

Congress Should Focus on Iraq Ahead of All Other Issues: Asked which one of eight issues Congress should focus on ahead of all others, 24% of New Hampshire voters pick Iraq. Among Iraq-minded voters: Shaheen leads by 52 points, Buckey leads by 18 points.

Filtering: 750 New Hampshire adults were interviewed by SurveyUSA 10/26/07 through 10/29/07. Of them, 642 were registered to vote and included in this survey.