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Research & Outreach > Center for the Study of Politics and Governance > Elections Projects > Polling Archives > Minnesota Poll Archive
Elections
Untitled Document
Election 2006 - Governor

* Election Matchup

* Candidate Favorability Ratings

* Candidate Traits

* Campaign Advertising

 

Election Matchup

"Whom would you vote for if the election for governor were held today and the candidates were Republican Tim Pawlenty, Democrat Mike Hatch, the Minnesota Independence Party's Peter Hutchinson, the Green Party's Ken Pentel, the American Party's Leslie Davis, or the Quit Raising Taxes Party's Walt Brown?"

Candidate
July
6-11,
20061
September
13-15,
2006
October
6-11,
2006
October 31 -
November 1, 2006
November
4-5,
2006
November
5-6,
2006
Pawlenty
41%
39%
36%
38%
39%
39%
Hatch
39%
41%
44%
43%
39%
42%
Hutchinson
5%
6%
6%
7%
8%
7%
Pentel
2%
1%
1%
1%
0%
0%
Davis
N/A
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Brown
N/A
1%
1%
0%
0%
1%
Other (vol)
0%
1%
1%
0%
0%
1%
None (vol)
2%
0%
1%
1%
0%
0%
No opinion
11%
11%
10%
10%
14%
11%
Sample
813 LV
820 LV
818 LV
1027 LV
740 LV
747 LV
MoE
± 3.4
± 3.4
± 3.4
± 3.2
± 3.7
± 3.6

1 "Whom would you vote for if the election for governor were held today and the candidates were Republican Tim Pawlenty, Democrat Mike Hatch, Independence Party candidate Peter Hutchinson, and Green Party candidate Ken Pentel?"

 

"Whom would you vote for if the election for governor were held today and the candidates were Republican Tim Pawlenty, Democrat Becky Lourey, Independence Party candidate Peter Hutchinson, and Green Party candidate Ken Pentel?"

Date
Pawlenty
Lourey
Hutchinson
Pentel
Other /
none
No
opinion
Sample MoE
July 6-11, 2006
47%
26%
8%
3%
4%
12%
813 LV ± 3.4

 

Candidate Favorability Ratings

"(Now I will read a list of people in politics. For each one please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of that person. If you don't know the name, just say so.) ... Tim Pawlenty."

Date
Favorable
Unfavorable
Don't know
name
No
opinion
Sample MoE
October 6-11, 2006
46%
44%
2%
8%
818 LV ± 3.4
September 13-15, 2006
50%
41%
3%
6%
820 LV ± 3.4
July 6-11, 2006
51%
37%
2%
10%
813 LV ± 3.4

 

"(Now I will read a list of people in politics. For each one please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of that person. If you don't know the name, just say so.) ... Mike Hatch."

Date
Favorable
Unfavorable
Don't know
name
No
opinion
Sample MoE
October 6-11, 2006
52%
29%
6%
13%
818 LV ± 3.4
September 13-15, 2006
53%
24%
8%
15%
820 LV ± 3.4
July 6-11, 2006
51%
21%
12%
16%
813 LV ± 3.4

 

"(Now I will read a list of people in politics. For each one please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of that person. If you don't know the name, just say so.) ... Peter Hutchinson."

Date
Favorable
Unfavorable
Don't know
name
No
opinion
Sample MoE
October 6-11, 2006
22%
9%
49%
20%
818 LV ± 3.4
September 13-15, 2006
16%
6%
63%
15%
820 LV ± 3.4
July 6-11, 2006
12%
4%
73%
11%
813 LV ± 3.4

 

"(Now I will read a list of people in politics. For each one please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of that person. If you don't know the name, just say so.) ... Ken Pentel."

Date
Favorable
Unfavorable
Don't know
name
No
opinion
Sample MoE
September 13-15, 2006
7%
4%
79%
10%
820 LV ± 3.4
July 6-11, 2006
5%
3%
83%
9%
813 LV ± 3.4

 

"(Now I will read a list of people in politics. For each one please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of that person. If you don't know the name, just say so.) ... Leslie Davis."

Date
Favorable
Unfavorable
Don't know
name
No
opinion
Sample MoE
September 13-15, 2006
5%
4%
82%
9%
820 LV ± 3.4

 

"(Now I will read a list of people in politics. For each one please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of that person. If you don't know the name, just say so.) ... Walt Brown."

Date
Favorable
Unfavorable
Don't know
name
No
opinion
Sample MoE
September 13-15, 2006
2%
2%
91%
5%
820 LV ± 3.4

 

"(Now I will read a list of people in politics. For each one please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of that person. If you don't know the name, just say so.) ... Sue Jeffers."

Date
Favorable
Unfavorable
Don't know
name
No
opinion
Sample MoE
July 6-11, 2006
6%
4%
81%
9%
813 LV ± 3.4

 

"(Now I will read a list of people in politics. For each one please tell me if you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of that person. If you don't know the name, just say so.) ... Becky Lourey."

Date
Favorable
Unfavorable
Don't know
name
No
opinion
Sample MoE
July 6-11, 2006
18%
8%
65%
9%
813 LV ± 3.4

 

Candidate Traits

"I will now read some statements. For each one tell me if it best describes Mike Hatch, Peter Hutchinson, or Tim Pawlenty. How about..."

Statement
Pawlenty
Hatch
Hutchinson
None
All the
same
No
opinion
Is in tune with Minnesotans on the issues
35%
38%
8%
2%
3%
14%
Is sympathetic to the problems of the poor
20%
44%
8%
7%
2%
19%
Is a strong leader
42%
35%
3%
4%
2%
14%
Thinks independently
25%
32%
17%
5%
3%
18%
Is well qualified to be governor
38%
37%
4%
3%
8%
10%
Has a well-defined program for the state
33%
33%
5%
7%
2%
20%

Date: October 6-11, 2006
Sample: 818 LV
MoE: ± 3.4

 

Campaign Advertising

"(In the campaign for governor) ... Have you seen or heard any advertising about Tim Pawlenty?"

Date
Yes
No
No opinion
Sample MoE
October 6-11, 2006
80%
17%
3%
818 LV ± 3.4

 

"Do you think these ads mostly explain his positions on issues, do they mostly attack him or do you not remember them well enough to say?"

Date
Explain
Attack
Don't
remember
No
opinion
Sample MoE
October 6-11, 2006
42%
23%
23%
12%
818 LV ± 3.4

 

"Have you seen or heard any advertising about Mike Hatch?"

Date
Yes
No
No opinion
Sample MoE
October 6-11, 2006
74%
23%
3%
818 LV ± 3.4

 

"Do you think these ads mostly explain his positions on issues, do they mostly attack him or do you not remember them well enough to say?"

Date
Explain
Attack
Don't
remember
No
opinion
Sample MoE
October 6-11, 2006
37%
28%
25%
10%
818 LV ± 3.4

 

"Do the ads you have seen or heard make you more likely to vote for Mike Hatch, more likely to vote for Tim Pawlenty, or more likely to vote for Peter Hutchinson?"

Effect of ads
October
6-11,
20061
October 31 -
November 1,
2006
November
4-5,
2006
November
5-6,
2006
More likely for Hatch
39%
34%
28%
28%
More likely for Pawlenty
28%
29%
32%
31%
More likely for Hutchinson
N/A
7%
7%
8%
Won't affect vote (vol)
16%
17%
20%
23%
Haven't seen / heard ads (vol)
--
3%
4%
3%
More likely for someone else (vol)
3%
1%
1%
0%
No opinion
13%
9%
8%
7%
Sample
818 LV
1027 LV
740 LV
747 LV
MoE
± 3.4
± 3.2
± 3.7
± 3.6

1 "Do the ads you have seen or heard make you more likely to vote for Mike Hatch or more likely to vote for Tim Pawlenty?"

 

 

 
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