| Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #14431 |
| Markell Holds 2:1 Lead In Race for Delaware Governor:
In an election today for Governor of Delaware, Democrat Jack Markell defeats Republican Bill Lee 64% to 29%, according to this latest WCAU-TV news poll conducted by SurveyUSA. 5% of likely voters pick Independent Party of Delaware candidate Mike Protack or another candidate; 3% are undecided.
Markell, currently State Treasurer, takes no less than 58% of the vote among all groups -- men and women, young and old, white and black. 1 in 3 Republicans cross over to vote for Markell. Lee, a former Delaware Superior Court judge and 2004 Republican candidate for governor, holds 59% of the Republican base, takes 64% of conservative votes, leads by 5 points among those describing themselves as pro-life. Markell leads in all other groups. Incumbent Democratic governor Ruth Ann Minner, first elected in 2000, is term-limited. |
| Filtering: SurveyUSA interviewed 900 Delaware adults 09/22/08 through 09/23/08. Of the adults, 816 were registered to vote. Of the registered voters, 703 were determined by SurveyUSA to be likely voters in the 11/04/08 general election. |
 | Delaware voters will also elect a Governor. If the election for Governor were today, would you vote for (choices rotated) Republican Bill Lee? Democrat Jack Markell? Independent Party of Delaware candidate Mike Protack? Or another candidate? |
| 703 Likely Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | College Grad | Attend Religious Service | Abortion | Income | Intellectual? | Traveled Abroad | Speak Another La | USA Super Power | Own a Gun? | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.6% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | Regularl | Occasion | Almost N | Pro-life | Pro-choi | < $50K | > $50K | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
| Bill Lee (R) | 29% | 33% | 25% | 20% | 30% | 31% | 34% | 26% | 32% | 34% | 7% | ** | ** | 59% | 8% | 29% | 64% | 21% | 9% | 33% | 25% | 37% | 25% | 22% | 49% | 19% | 29% | 30% | 30% | 31% | 32% | 21% | 33% | 29% | 34% | 12% | 42% | 23% |
| Jack Markell (D) | 64% | 58% | 69% | 70% | 62% | 63% | 61% | 65% | 62% | 59% | 85% | ** | ** | 33% | 88% | 58% | 29% | 74% | 88% | 61% | 66% | 57% | 68% | 68% | 44% | 75% | 61% | 64% | 63% | 61% | 61% | 70% | 60% | 64% | 58% | 82% | 46% | 71% |
| Mike Protack (IPOD) | 3% | 4% | 2% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 4% | ** | ** | 4% | 1% | 8% | 3% | 3% | 0% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 5% | 2% |
| Other | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | ** | ** | 1% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 1% |
| Undecided | 3% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | ** | ** | 3% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 2% |
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| Composition of Likely Voters | 100% | 49% | 51% | 23% | 31% | 27% | 19% | 54% | 46% | 76% | 18% | 3% | 3% | 34% | 48% | 17% | 26% | 38% | 15% | 50% | 50% | 44% | 32% | 24% | 38% | 60% | 28% | 72% | 75% | 18% | 77% | 23% | 27% | 73% | 78% | 15% | 32% | 66% |