Here Are The Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #10100

Geography Surveyed: Arkansas
Data Collected: 08/27/2006 - 08/29/2006
Release Date: 08/30/2006 12:35 PM ET
Sponsor: KTHV-TV Little Rock

Democrats Sweep Arkansas State Offices: In a general election in Arkansas today, 8/30/06, Democrats win in contests for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, and Attorney General, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted exclusively for KTHV-TV Little Rock. The election is on 11/7/06. For Governor, Democrat Mike Beebe beats Republican Asa Hutchinson, 55% to 38%. Since an identical SurveyUSA KTHV-TV poll 6 weeks ago, Beebe has gained 7 points and Hutchinson is unchanged. Beebe's lead has increased from 10 to 17 points. Incumbent Republican Governor Mike Huckabee is term-limited. For Lieutenant Governor, Democrat Bill Halter beats Republican Jim Holt, 50% to 41%. 6 weeks ago, Halter led by 9; he still does. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Win Rockefeller, who was not running for re-election, died 7/16/06. For Secretary of State, incumbent Democrat Charlie Daniels beats Republican Jim Lagrone, 57% to 33%. 6 weeks ago, Daniels led by 23, now leads by 24. For Attorney General, Democrat Dustin McDaniel beats Republican Gunner DeLay 53% to 35%. 6 weeks ago, McDaniel led by 15, now leads by 18.

Filtering: 1,000 Arkansas adults were interviewed 8/27/06 - 8/29/06. Of them, 833 were registered to vote. Of them, 538 were judged to be "likely" voters. Crosstabs reflect Likely Voters.

1
   Asked of 538 Likely Voters
  Credibility Interval for this question = ± 4.3 percentage points.

If the election for Governor were today, and you were standing in the voting booth right now, who would you vote for? Republican Asa Hutchinson? Democrat Mike Beebe? Or some other candidate?

38% Hutchinson (R)
55% Beebe (D)
0% Other
7% Undecided

2
   Asked of 538 Likely Voters
  Credibility Interval for this question = ± 4.3 percentage points.

In an election for Lieutenant Governor today, who would you vote for? Republican Jim Holt? Democrat Bill Halter? Or some other candidate?

41% Holt (R)
50% Halter (D)
8% Undecided

3
   Asked of 538 Likely Voters
  Credibility Interval for this question = ± 4.3 percentage points.

In an election for Secretary of State today, who would you vote for? Republican Jim Lagrone? Democrat Charlie Daniels? Or some other candidate?

33% Lagrone (R)
57% Daniels (D)
10% Undecided

4
   Asked of 538 Likely Voters
  Credibility Interval for this question = ± 4.3 percentage points.

In an election for Attorney General today, who would you vote for? Republican Gunner DeLay? Democrat Dustin McDaniel? Or some other candidate?

35% DeLay (R)
53% McDaniel (D)
0% Other
11% Undecided

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