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(Angus Reid Global Scan) - Former Denver district attorney Bill Ritter could become the next governor of the Centennial State, according to a poll by Mason-Dixon Polling and Research Inc. published in the Denver Post. At least 41 per cent of respondents in Colorado would vote for the Democrat in head-to-head contests against two prospective Republican rivals.

Bill Owens—a Republican—has acted as Colorado's governor since January 1999. The former state treasurer defeated Democrat Rollie Heath in the November 2002 election with 63 per cent of the vote. Owens is ineligible for a third consecutive term in office.

The next election is scheduled for November 2006. Ritter holds a six-point lead over United States congressman Bob Beauprez, and an 11-point advantage over former president of the University of Denver Marc Holtzman.

Since 1951, the Centennial State has had four Republican and four Democratic heads of government.

Polling Data

If the 2006 election for gopvernor were held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were...

Bill Ritter (D) 42% - 36% Bob Beauprez (R)
Bill Ritter (D) 41% - 30% Marc Holtzman (R)

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