Here Are The Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #10403

Geography Surveyed: IN 9th Congressional District
Data Collected: 10/06/2006 - 10/08/2006
Release Date: 10/09/2006 10:20 AM ET
Sponsor: WHAS-TV Louisville

Sodrel-Hill IN9 Rubber Match Too Close To Call: In an election today, 10/9/06, in Indiana's 9th Congressional District, Democrat challenger Baron Hill and Republican incumbent Mike Sodrel are neck-and-neck, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted exclusively for WHAS-TV Louisville. 29 days to the 11/7/06 election, it's Hill 48%, Sodrel 46%. Hill gets 83% of Democrat votes. Sodrel gets 82% of Republican votes. Independents are split, 45% each. Conservatives support Sodrel 5:1. Liberals support Hill 11:1. Moderates go for Hill, 61% to 34%. Hill was elected to represent Indiana's 9th District in 1998, 2000, and 2002. Sodrel, who had lost to Hill 51-46 in 2002, captured the seat for the Republicans in 2004, defeating Hill by half a point.

Filtering: 1,000 adults from Indiana's 9th Congressional District were interviewed 10/6/06 - 10/8/06. Of them, 821 were registered to vote. Of them, 512 were judged to be "likely" voters. Crosstabs reflect Likely Voters.