Here Are The Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #10468
Geography Surveyed: Massachusetts
Data Collected: 10/08/2006 - 10/10/2006
Release Date: 10/11/2006 9:45 AM ET
Sponsor: WBZ-TV Boston
Patrick Tops Healey 3:2, Takes MA State House Back For Democrats: In an election for Governor of Massachusetts today, 10/11/06, Democrat Deval Patrick defeats Republican Kerry Healey 52% to 34%, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted exclusively for WBZ-TV Boston. In an identical SurveyUSA WBZ-TV released 9/22/06, taken immediately after Patrick's impressive win in the 9/19/06 Democratic Primary, Patrick led by 39 points. 3 weeks into the General Election campaign, he now leads by 18. Patrick's lead comes entirely from women voters, who prefer him by 36 points. Men favor Healey by 2 points, a 38-point "gender gap." Patrick gets 79% of Democrat votes. Healey gets 76% of Republican votes. Among Republicans, Healey's lead has increased from 38 points to 66 points. Patrick leads by 5 points among Independents, down from a 24-point lead 3 weeks ago. Since Democrats outnumber Republicans by more than 2:1 among MA likely voters, Healey needs to score heavily among Independents to have a chance. The election is in 20 days, on 11/7/06. Incumbent Republican Mitt Romney is not running for re-election. Healey is currently Lieutenant Governor of MA. Republicans have held the MA Governorship since 1991.
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Filtering: 1,000 Massachusetts adults were interviewed 10/8/06 - 10/10/06. Of them, 882 were registered to vote. Of them, 609 were judged to be "likely" voters. Crosstabs reflect Likely Voters. |
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Asked of 609 Likely Voters |
Credibility Interval for this question = ± 4 percentage points. |
34% | Healey (R) |
52% | Patrick (D) |
1% | Ross (G) |
9% | Mihos (I) |
4% | Other/Undecided |
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