Here Are The Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #9346

Geography Surveyed: Alabama
Data Collected: 05/22/2006 - 05/24/2006
Release Date: 05/25/2006 12:50 PM ET
Sponsor: WKRG-TV Mobile-Pensacola

Democratic Primary: In a Democratic Primary for Alabama Governor today, 5/25/06, 12 days to the 6/6/06 vote, Lucy Baxley and former Governor Don Siegelman are tied at 43%, according to an exclusive SurveyUSA poll conducted for WKRG-TV Mobile. Since an identical SurveyUSA WKRG-TV poll on 5/2/06, Baxley has gained 4 points and Siegelman has lost 4 points. Siegelman had let by 8, is now tied. Siegelman had led by 9 among Moderates, now trails by 5, a 14-point swing. Siegelman had led by 7 in Northern AL, now trails by 5, a 12-point swing. Siegelman leads among younger voters and African-Americans. Baxley leads among older voters and Whites. Baxley's lead among White voters has risen from 9 points to 25 points since 5/2/06. If neither candidate gets "50% + 1" of the vote on 6/6/06, the 2 will face each other in a runoff 7/18/06.

Republican Primary: In a Republican Primary for Alabama Governor today, 5/25/06, incumbent Bob Riley defeats Roy Moore 2:1. With 12 days to the 6/6/06 Primary, Riley gets 64%, Moore 33%. Riley beats Moore 3:1 among voters over age 65, but leads by only 7 points among voters under age 35. Riley wins by 47 points in Southern Alabama and by 20 points in Northern Alabama.

Filtering: 2,400 Alabama adults were interviewed 5/22/06-5/24/06. Of them, 2,056 were registered voters. Of them, 520 were judged to be Likely Democratic Primary Voters. 603 were judged to be Likely Republican Primary Voters. Crosstabs reflect Likely Primary Voters.