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Kean Leads Menendez in New Jersey
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(Angus Reid Global Scan) - Republican New Jersey state senator Tom Kean is holding on to the lead in New Jersey's election to the United States Senate, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 40 per cent of respondents in the Garden State would support Kean in the ballot, while 37 per cent would vote for former Democratic U.S. congressman Robert Menendez.
In the November 2005 gubernatorial election, Jon Corzine—a Democrat—defeated Republican candidate Doug Forrester with 54 per cent of all cast ballots. Corzine had served as New Jersey's junior senator since 2001. Menendez will serve out the remaining one year of Corzine's Senate term.
Support for Kean increased by three points since mid-April, while backing for Kaine went up by one point.
On Jun. 2, Kean and Menendez agreed to take part in two televised debates on Jun. 26 and Jun. 26. Menendez campaign director Steve DeMicco accused the Republican of focusing "exclusively on bitter personal attacks and we hope that these debates will finally give the people of New Jersey the opportunity to hear him answer questions." Kean's camp issued a statement, claiming the Democratic campaign "is flailing and in trouble."
The election is scheduled for Nov. 7.
Polling Data
Election 2006 - New Jersey Senate
May 16 | Apr. 11 | Mar. 27 | |
Tom Kean, Jr. (R) | 40% | 43% | 41% |
Robert Menendez (D) | 37% | 36% | 39% |
Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 500 New Jersey adults, conducted on May 16, 2006. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.