(Angus Reid Global Scan) – Many adults in the Buckeye State would support United States congressman Ted Strickland in this year’s gubernatorial election, according to a poll by the Institute for Policy Research at the University of Cincinnati. 50 per cent of respondents in Ohio would support the Democrat, while 44 per cent would vote for Republican state secretary Ken Blackwell.
(Angus Reid Global Scan) – Many adults in the Buckeye State would support United States congressman Ted Strickland in this year’s gubernatorial election, according to a poll by the Institute for Policy Research at the University of Cincinnati. 50 per cent of respondents in Ohio would support the Democrat, while 44 per cent would vote for Republican state secretary Ken Blackwell.
Bob Taft—a Republican—has acted as Ohio’s governor since 1999. The former state secretary defeated Tim Hagan in the November 2002 election with 58 per cent of the vote.
In August 2005, Taft was convicted of four misdemeanour crimes after failing to report $3,500 U.S. worth of golf outings and gifts received from political and business leaders. The governor was fined $4,000 U.S. plus court costs.
On May 2, Strickland and Blackwell won their respective state primaries. Strickland campaign spokesman Keith Dailey said the University of Cincinnati poll shows “that Ohioans are hungry for change.” Blackwell campaign chair Lara Mastin declared, “Ohioans will continue to rally around Ken Blackwell once they become aware of Ted Strickland’s inexperience.”
The election is scheduled for Nov. 7. No Democrat has won a gubernatorial election in the Buckeye State since Dick Celeste in 1986.
Polling Data
Who would you vote for in the gubernatorial election?
Ted Strickland (D) | 50% |
Ken Blackwell (R) | 44% |
Other / Undecided | 6% |
Source: Institute for Policy Research at the University of Cincinnati
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 698 registered Ohio voters, conducted from May 9 to May 21, 2006. Margin of error is 3.7 per cent.
