(Angus Reid Global Scan) – United States senator Jon Kyl holds a high level of public support in the Grand Canyon State, according to a poll by the Behavior Research Center. 55 per cent of respondents would vote for the Republican in a head-to-head contest against Democratic challenger Jim Pederson.
(Angus Reid Global Scan) – United States senator Jon Kyl holds a high level of public support in the Grand Canyon State, according to a poll by the Behavior Research Center. 55 per cent of respondents 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.
Earlier this month, Kyl announced that he would re-introduce a bill that would impose economic sanctions against foreign companies that assist Iran’s in acquiring nuclear, biological or chemical weapons. Kyl declared, “The primary thesis of this (…) is to get the Iranian people by and large to have the confidence that they can at some point come to legitimate governing (and) create a democracy, or a country much more democratic than it is right now.”
The senatorial election is scheduled for Nov. 7.
Polling Data
Who would you vote for in the election to the U.S. Senate?
Jon Kyl (R) | 55% |
Jim Pederson (D) | 19% |
Undecided | 16% |
Source: Behavior Research Center
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 549 Arizona voters, conducted from Jan. 5 to Jan. 14, 2006. Margin of error is 4.2 per cent.
