(Angus Reid Global Scan) – Jon Kyl could be re-elected to the United States Senate in Arizona, according to a poll by SurveyUSA released by KNPX-TV. 57 per cent of respondents in the Grand Canyon State would vote for the Republican in a head-to-head contest against Democratic challenger Jim Pederson.
(Angus Reid Global Scan) – Jon Kyl could be re-elected to the United States Senate in Arizona, according to a poll by SurveyUSA released by KNPX-TV. 57 per cent of respondents in the Grand Canyon State would vote for the Republican in a head-to-head contest against Democratic challenger Jim Pederson.
Kyl was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1994, and earned a new six-year term in 2000, defeating three independent candidates with 79 per cent of all cast ballots. Kyl had previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1987 to 1995.
Pederson co-founded the commercial development firm The Pederson Group, and acted as the Democratic Party’s chairman in Arizona from 2001 to 2005. Support for Pederson stands at 33 per cent.
Kyl is the co-sponsor of a bill that would implement stronger border security measures and would make undocumented migrants leave the United States before becoming eligible for permanent legal status. Kyl discussed the future of the proposal, saying, “If we approach this with goodwill, a minimum of partisanship, constructively, no name-calling and the like, we might have a chance to get something done.”
The senatorial election is scheduled for Nov. 7.
Polling Data
Arizona will elect a United States senator in November. If the election for the United States Senate were today, and the only two candidates on the ballot were Republican Jon Kyl and Democrat Jim Pederson, who would you vote for?
Jon Kyl (R) | 57% |
Jim Pederson (D) | 33% |
Undecided | 10% |
Source: SurveyUSA / KPNX-TV
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 590 registered Arizona voters, conducted from Feb. 24 to Feb. 26, 2006. Margin of error is 4.1 per cent.
