Here Are The Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #10316
Geography Surveyed: Oklahoma
Data Collected: 09/21/2006 - 09/25/2006
Release Date: 09/26/2006 11:25 AM ET
Sponsor: KFOR-TV Oklahoma City
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Henry Re-elected 2:1 over Istook: In an election for Governor in Oklahoma today, 9/26/06, incumbent Democrat Brad Henry defeats Republican challenger Ernest Istook 64% to 33%, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted exclusively for KFOR-TV Oklahoma City. Since an identical SurveyUSA KFOR-TV poll released 8/28/06, Henry has gained 4 points and Istook has lost 1 point. Henry leads by 45 points among women and by 18 points among men, a 27-point "gender gap." Henry leads 11:1 among Democrats and 5:1 among Independents. 37% of Republican voters cross over to vote for the Democrat Henry. Istook leads by only 17 points among conservatives. The election is in 6 weeks, on 11/7/06. Henry was first elected in 2002. Istook is leaving the U.S. Congress after 7 terms representing Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District. |
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Askins In Tight Fight with Hiett for OK Lt. Governor Race: In an election for Lieutenant Governor in Oklahoma today, 9/26/06, Democrat Jari Askins edges Republican Tom Hiett, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted exclusively for KFOR-TV Oklahoma City. 6 weeks to the 11/7/06 election, Askins gets 50%, up 2 points in the last month. Hiett gets 43%, up 1 point. Askins gets 83% of Democrat votes. Hiett gets 77% of Republican votes. Independents favor Askins by 19 points. Askins gets 3 out of 4 "liberal" votes and 2 out of 3 "moderate" votes. Hiett gets 2 out of 3 votes from conservatives. The incumbent Lieutenant Governor is Republican Mary Fallin, who is now running to succeed Ernest Istook as Representative from Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District. |
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Filtering: 1,000 Oklahoma adults were interviewed 9/21/06, 9/24/06, and 9/25/06. Of them, 795 were registered to vote. Of them, 494 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. |
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Asked of 494 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 Ernest Istook? Democrat Brad Henry? Or some other candidate? |
| 33% | Istook (R) |
| 64% | Henry (D) |
| 3% | Undecided |
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Asked of 494 Likely Voters |
| Credibility Interval for this question = ± 4.5 percentage points. |
| In an election for Lieutenant Governor today, who would you vote for? Republican Todd Hiett? Democrat Jari Askins? Or Independent Elmer Zen "E.Z." Million? |
| 43% | Hiett (R) |
| 50% | Askins (D) |
| 3% | Million (I) |
| 3% | Undecided |
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