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Smith takes lead in gubernatorial primary

| Tom Jensen

Header-poll-resultsTopline results are below. Full results, including crosstabs, can be found here.

Democratic Primary Survey Results:

Q1 In the 2008 Presidential race there are three
Democrats in the top tier of candidates, Hillary
Clinton, John Edwards and Barack Obama. If
the Democratic primary were today which of
these candidates would you vote for, or would
you vote for a different candidate? If you would
vote for Hillary Clinton, press 1 on your key pad
now. If for John Edwards, press 2. If for
Barack Obama, press 3. If you would vote for
a different candidate, press 4. If you are
undecided, press 5.
Clinton………………… 30%
Edwards……………… 30%
Obama……………….. 21%
Different candidate.. 12%
Undecided…………… 8%

Q2 In the US Senate race the candidates are Kay
Hagan, John Ross Hendrix, and Jim Neal. If
the election were held today who would you
vote for? If Kay Hagan, press 1. If John Ross
Hendrix, press 2. If Jim Neal, press 3. If you
are undecided, press 4.
Hagan ………………… 24%
Hendrix ………………. 8%
Neal …………………… 13%
Undecided…………… 55%

Q3 There will be a Democratic primary for
Governor. Richard Moore and Beverly Perdue
have been mentioned as candidates. If the
primary election were today which of these
candidates would you vote for or would you
vote for somebody else? If you would vote for
Richard Moore, press 1. If for Beverly Perdue,
press 2. If undecided, press 3.
Moore……………….. 29%
Perdue ……………… 40%
Undecided…………. 31%

Q4 In the Lieutenant Governor’s race the
candidates are Dan Besse, Walter Dalton,
Hampton Dellinger, and Pat Smathers. If the
election were held today who would you vote
for? If Dan Besse, press 1. If Walter Dalton,
press 2. If Hampton Dellinger, press 3. If Pat
Smathers, press 4. If you are undecided press
5.
Besse……………….. 7%
Dalton……………….. 12%
Dellinger……………. 8%
Smathers…………… 9%
Undecided…………. 64%

Q5 In the State Treasurer’s race the candidates
are Janet Cowell, Michael Weisel and David
Young. If the election were held today who
would you vote for? If Janet Cowell, press 1. If
Michael Weisel, press 2. If David Young, press
3. If you are undecided, press 4.
Cowell ………………. 16%
Weisel ………………. 7%
Young……………….. 14%
Undecided…………. 63%

Q6 In the State Superintendent’s race the
candidates are June Atkinson and Eddie Davis.
If the election were held today who would you
vote for? If June Atkinson, press 1. If Eddie
Davis, press 2. If you are undecided, press 3.
Atkinson ……………. 37%
Davis ………………… 15%
Undecided…………. 48%

Q7 I am going to name 7 issues. Which of these is
most important to you? The War in Iraq,
education, the economy and jobs, taxes, moral
or family values, health care, or immigration. If
the War in Iraq is most important, press 1. If
education, press 2. If the economy and jobs,
press 3. If taxes, press 4. If moral and family
values, press 5. If health care, press 6. If
immigration, press 7. If some other issue is
most important, press 8.
War in Iraq ………… 37%
Education ………….. 8%
Economy and jobs. 23%
Taxes ……………….. 4%
Moral or Family
values………………..9%
Health care………… 12%
Immigration ……….. 5%
Other ………………… 2%

Q8 If you are a woman, press 1, if a man, press 2.
Women ………………. 58% Men……………………. 42%

Q9 If you are white, press one now. If you are
African-American, press two now. If other,
press 3.
White …………………. 69%
Black………………….. 26%
Other………………….. 5%

Q10 If you are 18 to 29 years old, press 1 now. If
you are 30 to 45, press 2. If you are 46 to 60,
press 3. If older, press 4.
18-29………………….. 6%
30-45………………….. 14%
46-65………………….. 44%
Older Than 65……… 37%

Republican Primary Survey Results:

Q1 There will be a number of people running for
President in 2008 as Republicans. Some of
the most talked about are Rudy Giuliani, John
McCain, Mitt Romney and Fred Thompson. If
the Republican primary were today which of
these men would you vote for, or would you
vote for somebody else? If you would vote for
Rudy Giuliani, press 1 on your keypad now. If
for John McCain, press 2. If for Mitt Romney,
press 3. If for Fred Thompson, press 4. If you
would vote for a different candidate, press 5. If
you are undecided, press 6.
Giuliani……………….. 19%
McCain……………….. 8%
Romney ……………… 10%
Thompson…………… 24%
Other………………….. 14%
Undecided…………… 25%

Q2 There will also be a number of Republican
candidates for governor. Bill Graham, Bob Orr
and Fred Smith have been mentioned as
candidates. If the primary election were today
which of these men would you vote for or
would you vote for somebody else? If you
would vote for Bill Graham, press 1. If for Bob
Orr, press 2. If for Fred Smith, press 3. If you
are undecided, press 4.
Graham…………….. 17%
Orr……………………. 7%
Smith………………… 25%
Undecided…………. 50%

Q3 In the State Treasurer’s race the candidates
are Bill Daughtridge and Dale Folwell. If the
election were held today who would you vote
for? If Bill Daughtridge, press 1. If Dale
Folwell, press 2. If you are undecided, press 3.
Daughtridge……….. 17%
Folwell………………. 12%
Undecided…………. 71%

Q4 I am going to name 7 issues. Which of these is
most important to you? The War in Iraq,
education, the economy and jobs, taxes, moral
or family values, health care, or immigration. If
the War in Iraq is most important, press 1. If
education, press 2. If the economy and jobs,
press 3. If taxes, press 4. If moral and family
values, press 5. If health care, press 6. If
immigration, press 7. If some other issue is
most important, press 8.
War in Iraq ………… 25%
Education ………….. 3%
Economy and jobs. 15%
Taxes ……………….. 9%
Moral or Family
values………………..22%
Health care………… 5%
Immigration ……….. 21%
Other ………………… 1%

Q5 If you are a woman, press 1, if a man, press 2.
Women ………………. 50% Men……………………. 50%

Q6 If you are white, press one now. If you are
African-American, press two now. If other,
press 3.
White …………………. 95%
Black………………….. 2%
Other………………….. 3%

Q7 If you are 18 to 29 years old, press 1 now. If
you are 30 to 45, press 2. If you are 46 to 60,
press 3. If older, press 4.
18-29………………….. 4%
30-45………………….. 16%
46-60………………….. 31%
Older than 60………. 48%

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