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Michigan Governor: Granholm 52%, DeVos 42%
- Jennifer Granholm is leading in the Great Lake State's gubernatorial race, according to the latest poll by Strategic Vision. 52 per cent of respondents in Michigan would vote for the incumbent Democrat, while 42 per cent would support Republican challenger Dick DeVos.
An early November poll by SurveyUSA gave Granholm a six-point edge over DeVos. Green Party candidate Douglas Campbell, Libertarian candidate Gregory Creswell and U.S. Taxpayers Party candidate Bhagwan Dashairya are also contending.
Granholm was elected in November 2002, defeating Republican challenger Dick Posthumus with 51 per cent of the vote. She had previously served as Michigan's attorney general.
In June 2005, Dick DeVos—former chief executive officer at Alticor and husband of former state Republican chairwoman Betsy DeVos—announced he would seek the Republican gubernatorial nomination.
The gubernatorial election will take place today. Since 1943, Michigan has had five Republican and four Democratic heads of government.
Polling Data
Election 2006 - Michigan Governor
Incumbent: Jennifer Granholm (D)
Challengers: Dick DeVos (R), Douglas Campbell (G), Gregory Creswell (L), Bhagwan Dashairya (UST)
Granholm (D) | DeVos (R) | Date | Methodology | MofE | |
Strategic Vision | 52% | 42% | Nov. 2-4 | Phone, 1,200 LV | 3.0 |
SurveyUSA | 51% | 45% | Nov. 2-4 | Phone, 687 LV | 3.8 |
Selzer & Co. | 54% | 41% | Oct. 31-Nov. 2 | Phone, 532 LV | 4.3 |
EPIC/MRA | 49% | 42% | Oct. 30-Nov. 2 | Phone, 600 LV | 4.0 |
Mason-Dixon | 52% | 38% | Oct. 31-Nov. 1 | Phone, 625 LV | 4.0 |
EPIC/MRA | 52% | 43% | Oct. 30-Nov. 1 | Phone, 600 LV | 4.0 |
Strategic Vision | 50% | 42% | Oct. 29-31 | Phone, 1,200 LV | 3.0 |
EPIC/MRA | 48% | 43% | Oct. 22-25 | Phone, 600 LV | 4.0 |
Research 2000 | 50% | 40% | Oct. 23-24 | Phone, 600 LV | 4.0 |
SurveyUSA | 52% | 45% | Oct. 22-24 | Phone, 803 LV | 3.5 |
Rasmussen Reports | 53% | 42% | Oct. 22 | Phone, 500 LV | 4.5 |
Strategic Vision | 47% | 43% | Oct. 20-23 | Phone, 1,200 LV | 3.0 |
EPIC/MRA | 51% | 42% | Oct. 10-12 | Phone, 608 LV | 3.9 |
Selzer & Co. | 49% | 41% | Oct. 8-11 | Phone, 643 LV | 3.9 |
SurveyUSA | 50% | 41% | Oct. 6-8 | Phone, 772 LV | 3.6 |
EPIC/MRA | 46% | 40% | Oct. 3-4 | Phone, 600 LV | 4.0 |
SurveyUSA | 47% | 47% | Sept. 15-17 | Phone, 749 LV | 3.7 |
| Strategic Vision | 47% | 46% | Sept. 15-17 | Phone, 1,200 LV | 3.0 |
EPIC/MRA | 50% | 42% | Sept. 7-12 | Phone, 600 LV | 4.0 |
Rasmussen | 46% | 48% | Aug. 31 | Phone, 500 LV | 4.5 |
Selzer &. Co. | 46% | 44% | Aug. 28-30 | Phone, 803 LV | 3.5 |
Strategic | 48% | 43% | Aug. 25-27 | Phone, 1,200 LV | 3.0 |
EPIC/MRA | 49% | 42% | Aug. 21-22 | Phone, 600 LV | 4.0 |
Zogby | 51% | 44% | Aug. 15-21 | Online, 1,011 LV | 3.1 |
SurveyUSA | 47% | 47% | Aug. 19-21 | Phone, 988 LV | 3.2 |
EPIC/MRA | 50% | 47% | Aug. 9-14 | Phone, 600 LV | 4.0 |
Rasmussen | 47% | 46% | Aug. 10 | Phone, 500 LV | 4.5 |
SurveyUSA | 42% | 50% | Aug. 5-7 | Phone, 730 RV | 3.7 |
Rasmussen | 42% | 48% | Jul. 25 | Phone, 500 LV | 4.5 |
EPIC/MRA | 47% | 44% | Jul. 19-25 | Phone, 600 LV | 4.0 |
Strategic | 44% | 48% | Jul. 21-23 | Phone, 1,200 LV | 3.2 |
Selzer &. Co. | 42% | 47% | Jul. 7-12 | Phone, 632 LV | 3.2 |
Zogby | 48% | 46% | Jun. 13-19 | Online, 968 LV | 3.2 |
LV: Likely voters
RV: Registered voters
Ad: Adults
MofE: Margin of error