Here Are The Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #7677

Geography Surveyed: Arkansas
Data Collected: 12/03/2005 - 12/05/2005
Release Date: 12/06/2005 10:00 AM ET
Sponsor: KTHV-TV Little Rock

Analysis: In a hypothetical election for Governor of Arkansas today, 12/6/05, Democrat Mike Beebe edges Republican Asa Hutchinson, but in a hypothetical election between Republican Hutchinson and Democrat Bill Halter, Hutchinson wins decisively, according to a SurveyUSA poll of 684 Registered state of Arkansas voters conducted exclusively for KTHV-TV. The election is in November 2006. The Governor's seat is open. Today, 11 months out, in a Beebe-Hutchinson matchup, Beebe gets 49%, Hutchinson 44%. Beebe carries 83% of Arkansas Democrats. Hutchinson carries 85% of Arkansas Republicans. Independents split. In a Hutchinson-Halter matchup, Hutchinson gets 56%, Halter 34%. In this matchup, Hutchinson carries 92% of Arkansas Republicans. Halter gets only 60% of Arkansas Democrats. 27% of Democrats cross over and vote for Hutchinson. Independents prefer Hutchinson to Halter by 2:1. Incumbent Republican Mike Huckabee is term limited.

Filtering: 800 Arkansas adults were interviewed 12/3/05 - 12/5/05. Of them, 684 were registered voters. Crosstabs reflect registered voters.

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   Asked of 684 Registered Voters
  Credibility Interval for this question = ± 3.8 percentage points.

If the election for Governor of Arkansas were today, and the candidates on the ballot were Republican Asa Hutchinson and Democrat Mike Beebe, who would you vote for?

44% Hutchinson (R)
49% Beebe (D)
4% Other
3% Undecided

2
   Asked of 684 Registered Voters
  Credibility Interval for this question = ± 3.8 percentage points.

What if the election were today, and the candidates on the ballot were Republican Asa Hutchinson and Democrat Bill Halter? Who would you vote for?

56% Hutchinson (R)
34% Halter (D)
5% Other
4% Undecided

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