Here Are The Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #10406

Geography Surveyed: SC 5th Congressional District
Data Collected: 10/09/2006 - 10/11/2006
Release Date: 10/12/2006 11:40 AM ET
Sponsor: WLTX-TV Columbia, SC

Democrat Spratt Re-elected in SC5: In an election today, 10/12/06, in South Carolina's 5th Congressional District, incumbent Democrat John Spratt defeats Republican Challenger Ralph Norman by 25 points, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted exclusively for WLTX-TV Columbia. 26 days to the 11/7/06 election, Spratt gets 56% of the vote. Norman gets 42%. Spratt wins by 32 points among women. Norman wins by 4 points among men, a 36-point Gender Gap. Spratt gets 89% of Democrat votes. Norman gets 77% of Republican votes. 21% of Republicans cross over to vote for the Democrat Spratt. Independents support Spratt by 3:2. Spratt was first elected to Congress in 1982. In 2004, Spratt received 63% of the vote.

Filtering: 800 adults from South Carolina's 5th Congressional District were interviewed 10/9/06 - 10/11/06. Of them, 678 were registered to vote. Of them, 408 were judged to be "likely" voters. Crosstabs reflect Likely Voters.