IL-SEN

Rasmussen Poll: Dem Giannoulias And GOPer Kirk Tied In Illinois Senate Race

Marc Kilstein | August 11, 2010, 10:17AM

IL Senate candidates Alexi Giannoulias (D) and Mark Kirk (R)

A new Rasmussen poll of the Illinois Senate race out this morning has Democratic state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias and Republican Rep. Mark Kirk deadlocked, 40%-40%.

The candidates, vying for Barack Obama's former Senate seat, have been within two points of each other in the last three Rasmussen polls conducted. A July 26 poll had Giannoulias with a slim two-point advantage, 43%-41%, while an earlier July poll gave the Democratic hopeful a one-point lead, 40%-39%.

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GA-GOV

Mason-Dixon Poll: Handel Leads Deal By 5 Heading Into GOP's GA-GOV Runoff

Marc Kilstein | August 9, 2010, 1:15PM

GA GOV Republican candidates Nathan Deal and Karen Handel

The Georgia Republican gubernatorial runoff is a day away, and new Mason-Dixon polling numbers echo other recent polls' findings -- this race remains far from decided. The latest survey shows respondents favoring former Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel over former Rep. Nathan Deal, with a slight 47%-42% advantage.

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NH-SEN

Rasmussen Poll: GOPer Ayotte Leads Hodes By 13 In NH-SEN Race

Marc Kilstein | August 9, 2010, 10:40AM

US Senate primary candidate Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)

A new Rasmussen poll of the New Hampshire Senate race finds Republican Kelly Ayotte -- the front runner in the Republican primary -- with a 13-point lead over Democratic Rep. Paul Hodes, 51%-38%. The latest numbers show Hodes down six points to GOP hopeful Bill Binnie, 46%-40%.

Ayotte has held an advantage in the polls through the duration of the campaign. The last Rasmussen poll, conducted on July 12, showed her leading Hodes 49%-37%. In late July, a University of New Hampshire survey found similar results, with Ayotte on top 45%-37%. A PPP poll from July 25 showed a much closer contest, with the GOPer holding a slight 3-point lead -- a statistical tie, given the survey's ±3.26 margin of error -- but no other poll in the last few months has produced a similar result.

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