(Angus Reid Global Scan) – Many voters in the Grand Canyon State believe Jon Kyl should be re-elected to the United States Senate, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 50 per cent of respondents would vote for the Republican in a head-to-head contest against Democratic challenger Jim Pederson.
(Angus Reid Global Scan) – Many voters in the Grand Canyon State believe Jon Kyl should be re-elected to the United States Senate, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 50 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 year, Kyl and Republican Texas senator John Cornyn issued a proposal to deal with immigration. The plan calls for a series of border enforcement measures, as well as the mandatory electronic verification of a worker’s eligibility.
The election to the U.S. Senate is scheduled for November 2006.
Polling Data
Election 2006 – Arizona Senate
Jon Kyl (R) | 50% |
Jim Pederson (D) | 30% |
Other | 7% |
Not sure | 14% |
Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 500 likely Arizona voters, conducted on Dec. 15, 2005. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.
Original Story at Rasmussen Reports
