(Angus Reid Global Scan) – Jon Kyl maintains the upper hand in Arizona’s election to the United States Senate, according to a poll by the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University released by KAET-TV. 43 per cent of respondents would vote for the Republican incumbent, while 29 per cent would support Democratic challenger Jim Pederson.
(Angus Reid Global Scan) – Jon Kyl maintains the upper hand in Arizona’s election to the United States Senate, according to a poll by the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University released by KAET-TV. 43 per cent of respondents would vote for the Republican incumbent, while 29 per cent would support 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.
Both camps reacted differently to the survey. Kyl campaign spokesman Andy Chasin declared, “This shows that Jim Pederson does not have much support among Arizona’s voters.” Pederson spokesman Mark Bergman countered, “We are exactly where we need to be to win this election.”
The election is scheduled for Nov. 7.
Polling Data
Republican U.S. Senator Jon Kyl is running for re-election this fall. His opponent is businessman and former Democratic state chairman Jim Pederson. Will you probably vote for:
Jun. 2006 | Oct. 2005 | |
Jon Kyl (R) | 43% | 50% |
Jim Pederson (D) | 29% | 28% |
Don’t know | 28% | 22% |
Source: Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University / KAET-TV
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 384 registered Arizona voters, conducted from Jun. 15 to Jun. 18, 2005. Margin of error is 5 per cent.
