Virginia Senate: Allen With Big Lead
Virginia Senator George Allen (R) leads Northern Virginia businessman Harris Miller (D) by 30 percentage points in his bid for re-election.
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January 18, 2006
January 13, 2006
Maryland Governor: Ehrlich Moves Past O'Malley, Duncan
The seesaw in Maryland's Senate race is echoed in the race for Governor. As in the Senate campaign, support for Democratic candidates bulged in November during a politically rough time for Republicans nationally, but has now slackened.
January 13, 2006
Maryland Senate: Steele Now Leading Dems
Maryland is proving to be another state to watch in an election year many have predicted will see nationwide gains for Democrats.
January 12, 2006
Iowa Governor: Still Toss-Up
The race to succeed Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack remains one to watch. Congressman Jim Nussle, the likely Republican nominee, captures at best 42% of the vote against any one of four possible Democratic opponents.
January 11, 2006
Montana Senate: Burns Slumping in Wake of Abramoff Plea
Republican Senator Conrad Burns has lost a double-digit lead against the two Democrats most prominently vying for the right to square off against him in November.
January 11, 2006
Rhode Island Senate: Chafee (R) in Competitive Race
Rhode Island Senator Lincoln Chafee (R) does not break through the 50% level of voter support when matched against two potential challengers in a Rasmussen Reports Election Poll.
January 10, 2006
Vermont Governor: Douglas Leads by 23
Vermont Governor Jim Douglas has a 23-percentage point lead in his bid for re-election. The latest Rasmussen Reports election poll shows Douglas earning 54% of the vote while former state Senator Scudder Parker attracts 31%.
January 8, 2006
Texas Senate: Hutchison By 39 Points
For a while, Kay Bailey Hutchison flirted with the idea of challenging Texas Governor Rick Perry in a Republican Primary battle that had the potential to be nasty intra-party fight.
January 8, 2006
Texas Governor: Perry (R) at 40%
A couple of weeks ago, it seemed like Texas Governor Rick Perry might have weathered the intra-party storm. Perry led State Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn by large margins in Republican Primary polling and there were no Democrats likely to beat him one-on-one in the red state of Texas.
January 8, 2006
Vermont: Sanders Way Ahead
Congressman Bernie Sanders, Vermont's only member in the U.S. House of Representatives, is off to a good-start in his bid to represent Vermont in the U.S. Senate.
January 8, 2006
Georgia Governor: Perdue Leads by Double Digits
Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue (R) starts off the New Year with a 65% Job Approval Rating and a double digit lead over two challengers in his re-election bid.
January 7, 2006
Ohio Governor: Strickland Leads
Democratic Congressman Ted Strickland enjoys a four-to-sixteen point lead over possible Republican opponents in the Ohio governor's race, according to our first survey to include all three Republican candidates to emerge to date. (Deadline to file in the primaries is February 16.)
January 7, 2006
Ohio Senate: Tight Race
Ohio Senator Mike DeWine has eked out a narrow lead over both potential Democratic opponents in his re-election effort, but the race remains hotly competitive.
January 6, 2006
Florida Governor's Race a Toss-Up
As the Jeb Bush era winds down in Florida, the race to replace him as Governor is a toss-up. Match-ups involving two Republicans and two Democrats contending for the job show that nobody has a clear advantage at the beginning of 2006.
January 5, 2006
Florida Senate: Nelson 54% Harris 31%
Senator Bill Nelson (D) of Florida holds a 23-percentage point lead over Congresswoman Katherine Harris in his bid for re-election.
January 5, 2006
Washington Senate: Cantwell 51% McGavick 36%
For the third straight time in a Rasmussen Reports election poll, Democrat Maria Cantwell leads Republican Mike McGavick by fifteen percentage points.
January 3, 2006
McCaskill 46% Talent 43%
In the Missouri Senate race, Democrat Claire McCaskill leads Republican Jim Talent by three percentage points.
December 31, 2005
Election Polls 2006
List and links of Election 2006 and 2008 polls conducted in 2005.
December 21, 2005
California Senate Race
Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer holds a 15-point lead over Republican challenger Bill Jones. A Rasmussen Reports survey found that the Libertarian candidate, Jim Gray, attracts 8% of the vote.
December 21, 2005
46% "Plan" to Watch Edwards' Speech
Nearly half the nation's voters, 46%, plan to watch Vice-Presidential candidate John Edwards' acceptance speech tonight.
