Here Are The Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #10352

Geography Surveyed: CO 7th Congressional District
Data Collected: 09/21/2006 - 09/25/2006
Release Date: 09/26/2006 1:15 PM ET
Sponsor: KUSA-TV Denver

Perlmutter Leads CO7 House Race, Possible Democratic Pickup: In an election for the U.S. House of Representatives today, 9/26/06, in Colorado's 7th Congressional District, Democrat Ed Perlmutter defeats Republican Rick O'Donnell, 54% to 37%, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted exclusively for KUSA-TV Denver. The election is in 6 weeks, on 11/7/06. 93% of Democrats support Perlmutter. 76% of Republicans support O'Donnell. Perlmutter leads among Independents by 25 points. Perlmutter leads by 5 points among men and by 28 points among women, a 23-point gender gap. O'Donnell gets 77% of conservative votes. Perlmutter gets 79% of liberal votes. Perlmutter's advantage comes from moderates, who make up 49% of the likely voters, and who favor Perlmutter by 40 points, 65% to 25%. The House seat is open: incumbent Republican Congressman Bob Beauprez is running for Colorado Governor this year. Republicans have a 29-seat majority in the House, which they seek to maintain. Democrats see this open seat as an opportunity to pick up a seat in Congress, and regain control.

Filtering: 800 Registered Voters from Colorado's 7th Congressional District were interviewed 9/21/06, 9/24/06, and 9/25/06. Of them, 482 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.