Here Are The Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #9567

Geography Surveyed: Alabama
Data Collected: 06/17/2006 - 06/19/2006
Release Date: 06/20/2006 9:25 AM ET
Sponsor: WKRG-TV Mobile-Pensacola

Analysis: In an election for Governor of Alabama today, 6/20/06, Republican incumbent Bob Riley defeats Democratic challenger Lucy Baxley 51% to 40%, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted exclusively for WKRG-TV Mobile. The election is in 20 weeks, on 11/7/06. Riley leads by 29 points among men. Baxley leads by 5 points among women, a 34-point "gender gap". Riley gets 84% of Republican votes. Baxley gets 80% of Democrat votes. Riley leads 54% to 33% among Independents. Riley leads by 37 points among those who earn more than $80,000 per year. Baxley leads by 15 points among those who earn less than $40,000 a year.

Filtering: 1,000 Alabama adults were interviewed 6/17/06 - 6/19/06. Of them, 841 were registered to vote. Of them, 578 were judged to be "likely voters". Crosstabs reflect Likely Voters.

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  Asked of 578 Likely Voters
  Credibility Interval for this question = ± 4.2 percentage points.

If the election for Governor of Alabama were today, and you were standing in the voting booth right now, who would you vote for? Republican Bob Riley? Democrat Lucy Baxley? Or some other candidate?

51% Riley (R)
40% Baxley (D)
6% Other
2% Undecided

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