Here Are The Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #10343

Geography Surveyed: State of Washington
Data Collected: 09/21/2006 - 09/25/2006
Release Date: 09/26/2006 1:45 PM ET
Sponsor: KING-TV Seattle

Cantwell Leads by 12 in Re-elect Bid: In an election for U.S. Senator in Washington today, 9/26/06, Democratic incumbent Maria Cantwell leads Republican challenger Mike McGavick, 54% to 42%, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted exclusively for KING-TV Seattle. The election is in 6 weeks, on 11/7/06. Cantwell gets 91% of Democrat votes. McGavick gets 89% of Republican votes. Independents support Cantwell 51% to 35%. Democrats have a 43% to 34% edge among likely voters in WA: McGavick must win Independents to be competitive. Cantwell leads by 20 points among women and by 5 points among men. Of those who approve of President George W. Bush's performance in office, 88% support McGavick. Of those who disapprove of Bush, 82% support Cantwell. President Bush's approval rating among likely voters in Washington is 37%. Cantwell leads by 26 points in Metro Seattle. McGavick leads by 12 points in Eastern WA. Western WA is split. Cantwell was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000.

Filtering: 900 Washington adults were interviewed 9/21/06, 9/24/06, and 9/25/06. Of them, 737 were registered to vote. Of them, 481 were judged to be "likely voters." Crosstabs reflect Likely Voters. Interviewing was suspended during the Jewish Holiday of Rosh Hashanah, 9/22/06 and 9/23/06.