Here Are The Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #7299

Geography Surveyed: State of New Jersey
Data Collected: 10/22/2005 - 10/24/2005
Release Date: 10/25/2005 10:20 AM ET
Sponsors: WABC-TV New York, WCAU-TV Philadelphia

Analysis: In an election for Governor of New Jersey today, 10/25/05, 2 weeks to the 11/8/05 election, Democrat Jon Corzine defeats Republican Doug Forrester 50% to 41%, according to a SurveyUSA poll of 525 likely New Jersey voters, conducted for WCAU-TV in Philadelphia and WABC-TV in New York City. Since an identical SurveyUSA tracking poll 2 weeks ago, Corzine has gained 1 point, Forrester is unchanged. Corzine leads by 20 points among women, but trails by 2 points among men. Democrats vote Corzine 9:1. Republicans back Forrester 8:1. Independents break 3:2 for Corzine. Corzine leads by 37 points among voters under age 35, and by 75 points among African-Americans. Forrester is ahead by 3 points among White voters. Corzine is up 34 points among pro-choice voters; Forrester is up 43 points among pro-life voters.

Filtering: 1,400 New Jersey adults were interviewed 10/22/05 - 10/24/05. Of them, 1,200 were registered voters. Of them, 525 were judged to be "likely" voters. Crosstabs reflect "likely" voters.