Here Are The Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #10331

Geography Surveyed: Alabama
Data Collected: 09/25/2006 - 09/27/2006
Release Date: 09/28/2006 12:25 PM ET
Sponsor: WKRG-TV Mobile-Pensacola

AL Statehouse Safe for GOP Incumbent: In an election for Governor of Alabama today, 9/28/06, Republican incumbent Bob Riley defeats Democratic challenger Lucy Baxley 54% to 38%, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted exclusively for WKRG-TV Mobile. The election is in 40 days, on 11/7/06. The contest is stable. In an identical SurveyUSA WKRG-TV poll 2 months ago, Riley led by 14; today he leads by 16. Riley leads by 29 points among men and by 4 points among women, a 25-point gender gap. Riley gets 85% of Republican votes. Baxley gets 75% of Democrat votes. Riley leads 2:1 among Independents. Riley leads by 11 points in Northern AL and 24 points in Southern AL. Those who approve of President Bush's performance support Riley 5:1. Those who disapprove of Bush support Baxley 5:2. 50% of likely voters in Alabama approve of Bush.

Filtering: 1,000 Alabama adults were interviewed 9/25/06 - 9/27/06. Of them, 831 were registered to vote. Of them, 562 were judged to be "likely" voters. Crosstabs reflect Likely Voters.