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Sluggish Numbers for Senator DeWine in Ohio
(Angus Reid Global Scan) - United States senator Mike DeWine holds a lukewarm level of public support in Ohio, according to a poll by the Columbus Dispatch. At least 32 per cent of respondents in the Buckeye State would support the Republican in head-to-head contests against two possible Democratic rivals.
DeWine was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1994 and 2000. In the last election, he defeated Democrat Ted Celeste with 61 per cent of all cast ballots. DeWine served as Ohio's lieutenant governor from 1991 to 1996.
DeWine trails congressman Sherrod Brown by four points, and leads Iraq war veteran Paul Hackett by one point. More than a third of respondents are undecided in both scenarios.
The election to the U.S. Senate will take place in November 2006.
Polling Data
Who would you vote for in the election to the U.S. Senate?
Option 1
Sherrod Brown (D) | 35% |
Mike DeWine (R) | 31% |
Undecided | 34% |
Option 2
Mike DeWine (R) | 32% |
Paul Hackett (D) | 31% |
Undecided | 37% |
Source: Columbus Dispatch
Methodology: Mail survey of 1,872 registered Ohio voters, conducted from Oct. 24 to Nov. 3, 2005. Margin of error is 2.5 per cent.