(Angus Reid Global Scan) – The election to select Tom Vilsack’s replacement in Iowa appears wide open, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. At least 38 per cent of respondents in the Hawkeye State would vote for Republican United States congressman Jim Nussle in head-to-head contests against three Democratic politicians.
(Angus Reid Global Scan) – The election to select Tom Vilsack’s replacement in Iowa appears wide open, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. At least 38 per cent of respondents in the Hawkeye State would vote for Republican United States congressman Jim Nussle in head-to-head contests against three Democratic politicians.
Vilsack—a Democrat—was first elected in 1998, and earned a new term in the November 2002 election, defeating Republican challenger Doug Gross with 53 per cent of the vote. Vilsack has been mentioned as possible Democratic presidential nominee in 2008.
Nussle trails Iowa state secretary Chet Culver by three points, but holds three-point leads against both former U.S. congressman Mike Blouin, and Iowa agriculture secretary Patty Judge. The election is scheduled for November 2006.
Polling Data
Who would you vote for in the election for governor?
Option 1
Chet Culver (D) | 41% |
Jim Nussle (R) | 38% |
Other | 7% |
Not sure | 14% |
Option 2
Jim Nussle (R) | 39% |
Mike Blouin (D) | 36% |
Other | 9% |
Not sure | 16% |
Option 3
Jim Nussle (R) | 40% |
Patty Judge (D) | 37% |
Other | 9% |
Not sure | 14% |
Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 500 American adults, conducted on Nov. 28, 2005. Margin of error is 3 per cent.
Original Story at Rasmussen Reports
