(Angus Reid Global Scan) - Many voters in Arizona would grant Jon Kyl a new term in the United States Senate, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 56 per cent of respondents in the Grand Canyon State would support the Republican in a head-to-head contest against 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. Support for Pederson stands at 33 per cent.

Yesterday, a report drafted by the Senate Republican Policy Committee—headed by Kyl—urged Congress to act on the topic of same-sex marriage. In the document, titled "Why a Marriage Amendment Is Necessary", the group writes, "The only way to ensure that the American people, rather than judges, decide this fundamental question about the future of marriage in America is to offer them the opportunity to consider and ratify a constitutional amendment through their state legislatures."

The senatorial election is scheduled for Nov. 7.

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