Here Are The Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #15805
Geography Surveyed: City of Seattle
Data Collected: 09/13/2009 - 09/14/2009
Release Date: 09/15/2009 10:40 AM ET
Sponsor: KING-TV Seattle
Mallahan Has Early Edge in Seattle Mayor Contest: 7 weeks until votes are counted in the non-partisan race for Seattle Mayor, businessman Joe Mallahan has a slight early advantage, according to this latest exclusive KING-TV poll conducted by SurveyUSA. Today, 09/15/09, Mallahan gets 41% of the vote; community organizer Mike McGinn gets 36%. 23% are undecided.
Neither candidate gets a majority in any demographic group. Mallahan, who finished a fractional point behind McGinn in the 8-candidate August 18 primary, runs strongly among voters age 50+, among Asian American voters, among Republicans, and among both conservatives and moderates. McGinn is strongest among the youngest voters and among liberals.
Mallahan leads by 8 points among women, and by 3 points among men. |
Filtering: SurveyUSA interviewed 1,000 adults from the city of Seattle 09/13/09 and 09/14/09. Of them, 925 identified themselves as being registered to vote. Of the registered voters, 637 were determined by SurveyUSA to be likely to vote in the election. The election will be conducted entirely by mail; ballots begin to be mailed on October 14. |
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Asked of 637 Likely voters |
Credibility Interval for this question = ± 4 percentage points. |
If the election for Seattle Mayor were today, would you vote for ... (choices rotated) Joe Mallahan? Or, Mike McGinn? |
41% | Mallahan |
36% | McGinn |
23% | Undecided |
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