Here Are The Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #10073
Geography Surveyed: Florida
Data Collected: 08/21/2006 - 08/23/2006
Release Date: 08/24/2006 11:10 AM ET
Sponsors: WFLA-TV Tampa, WKRG-TV Mobile-Pensacola, WPTV-TV West Palm Beach, WTLV-TV Jacksonville
Crist 2:1 Atop Gallagher in FL GOP Governor Primary: In a Republican Primary for Governor of Florida today, 8/24/06, Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist wins the nomination, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted for WFLA-TV Tampa, WKRG-TV Pensacola, WPTV-TV West Palm Beach, and WTLV-TV Jacksonville. 12 days from the 9/5/06 Primary, Crist defeats Florida CFO Tom Gallagher 60% to 31%. Since an identical SurveyUSA poll 7/11/06, Crist is flat, Gallagher is up 8 points. Crist leads among all demographic groups. Gallagher does relatively best among voters with a college degree, and in Southeastern FL. |
Harris Below 50% ... But Still 2:1 Atop Challengers for GOP Senate Nomination:
In a Republican Primary for United States Senator from Florida today, 8/24/06, Congresswoman Katherine Harris wins the nomination, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted for WFLA-TV Tampa, WKRG-TV Pensacola, WPTV-TV West Palm Beach, and WTLV-TV Jacksonville. Harris gets 43% of the vote, down 8 points in the past 6 weeks. LeRoy Collins gets 20%, up 12 points. Will McBride gets 15%, up 1 point but dropping to 3rd place behind Collins. Peter Monroe gets 7%, up 4 points. Harris beats Collins by 30 points among Republican Primary voters who approve of the way President George W. Bush is doing his job. Harris trails by 1 point among Republican Primary voters who disapprove of the job President Bush is doing. The Primary is in 12 days, on 9/5/06.
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Filtering: 2,200 Florida adults were interviewed 8/21/06 - 8/23/06. Of them, 1,908 were registered to vote. Of them, 758 were Republicans. Of them, 432 were judged to be "likely voters." Crosstabs reflect Likely Republican Primary Voters. |
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Asked of 432 Likely Republican Primary Voters |
Credibility Interval for this question = ± 4.7 percentage points. |
If the Republican Primary for Governor were today, and you were standing in the voting booth right now, who would you vote for? Charlie Crist? Tom Gallagher? Or some other candidate? |
60% | Crist |
31% | Gallagher |
2% | Other |
8% | Undecided |
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Asked of 432 Likely Republican Primary Voters |
Credibility Interval for this question = ± 4.8 percentage points. |
20% | Collins |
43% | Harris |
15% | McBride |
7% | Monroe |
1% | Other |
15% | Undecided |
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