Here Are The Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #10344

Geography Surveyed: WA-08
Data Collected: 09/24/2006 - 09/26/2006
Release Date: 09/27/2006 1:45 PM ET
Sponsor: KING-TV Seattle

Fierce Fight for GOP To Hold Seat in WA8: In an election for the U.S. House of Representatives today, 9/27/06, in Washington's 8th Congressional District, incumbent Republican Dave Reichert and Democratic challenger Darcy Burner are neck and neck, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted exclusively for KING-TV Seattle. 6 weeks to the 11/7/06 general election, Reichert gets 50% of the vote. Burner gets 48%. Reichert wins by 12 points among men. Burner wins by 9 points among women. Reichert gets 92% of Republican votes. Burner gets 86% of Democrat votes. Independents favor Reichert by 5 points. Reichert leads 94% to 5% among those who approve of President Bush's performance in office. Burner leads 79% to 18% among those who disapprove of Bush. President George W. Bush's approval rating among likely voters in Washington's 8th Congressional District is 39%. Reichert was first elected to Congress in 2004. In a SurveyUSA poll of WA8 Registered Voters released 8/24/06, Reichert led Burner by 13 points. That data is not directly comparable with the results of today's poll, which screens for, and measures the intentions of, Likely Voters.

Filtering: 900 adults from Washington's 8th Congressional District were interviewed 9/24/2006 - 9/26/2006. Of them, 788 were registered to vote. Of them, 536 were judged to be "likely" voters. Crosstabs reflect Likely Voters.