Here Are The Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #10313

Geography Surveyed: AZ 5th Congressional District
Data Collected: 09/15/2006 - 09/17/2006
Release Date: 09/18/2006 11:10 AM ET
Sponsor: KPNX-TV Phoenix

Hayworth Leads by 12 in AZ5: In an election in Arizona's 5th Congressional District today, 9/18/05, incumbent Republican J.D. Hayworth tops Democrat Harry Mitchell, 52% to 40%, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted exclusively for KPNX-TV Phoenix. 7 weeks to the 11/7/06 election, Hayworth gets 52% of the vote. Mitchell gets 40%. Libertarian Warren Severin gets 4%. Hayworth gets 83% of Republican votes. Mitchell gets 84% of Democrat votes. Mitchell carries Independents 5:3, but this is not enough to overcome Hayworth's advantage in this heavily Republican district. Mitchell runs strongest among seniors, middle-income voters, and the most educated voters. Of those who approve of President George W. Bush's performance in office, 89% choose Hayworth. 74% of those who disapprove of Bush choose Mitchell. President Bush's approval rating among likely voters in Arizona's 5th Congressional District is 47%. Hayworth was first elected to the U.S. Congress in 1994.

Filtering: 800 Registered Voters from Arizona's 5th Congressional District were interviewed 9/15/06 - 9/17/06. Of them, 590 were judged to be "likely voters." Crosstabs reflect Likely Voters.