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June 18, 2010

Texas Governor: Perry (R) 48%, White (D) 40%

The Texas gubernatorial race is a little tighter this month, with Republican Governor Rick Perry’s support dropping just below 50%.

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June 18, 2010

Arkansas Governor: Beebe 57%, Keet 33%

Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe now earns 57% support in his bid for reelection in Arkansas, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in the state.

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June 17, 2010

Iowa Senate: Grassley (R) 54%, Conlin (D) 37%

Longtime Republican Senator Chuck Grassley continues to earn more than 50% support in his bid for reelection in Iowa against newly-chosen Democratic nominee Roxanne Conlin.

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June 17, 2010

Tennessee Governor: McWherter (D) Trails GOP Hopefuls

Three Republican contenders in the race to be Tennessee's next governor continue to hold double-digit leads over Democratic candidate Mike McWherter, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in the state.

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June 16, 2010

Iowa Governor: Branstad (R) 57%, Culver (D) 31%

Republican Terry Branstad appears well on his way at this point to an unprecedented fifth term as governor of Iowa.

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June 15, 2010

Colorado Governor: McInnis (R) 46%, Hickenlooper (D) 41%

It’s the same old same old in the race to be the next governor of Colorado.

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June 15, 2010

South Dakota Governor: Daugaard (R) 52%, Heidepriem (D) 36%

Lieutenant Governor Dennis Daugaard, coming off his Republican Primary win last week, continues to hold a commanding lead over Democratic challenger Scott Heidepriem in the gubernatorial race in South Dakota.

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June 15, 2010

South Carolina Senate: DeMint 58%, Greene 21%

While South Carolina Democrats fret over how an unemployed political unknown with a felony charge hanging over him won their party’s Senate nomination, the first Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the general election contest finds incumbent Republican Senator Jim DeMint far in the lead.

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June 14, 2010

South Dakota House: Primary Victory Bounces Noem (R) Into Lead Over Herseth-Sandlin (D)

When challengers take on an incumbent member of Congress, they almost always get a bounce in the polls following a victory in a contested primary. That appears to be the case in South Dakota following State Representative Kristi Noem’s Republican Primary victory last Tuesday which earns her the right to challenge Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin.?

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June 14, 2010

South Carolina Governor: Haley (R) 55% Sheheen (D) 34%

State Representative Nikki Haley is running stronger than her Republican Primary runoff opponent in the general election for South Carolina’s first open gubernatorial race since 1994.

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June 14, 2010

Michigan Governor: GOP Hopefuls Still Hold Slight Edge

The Republicans still have the edge in Michigan’s tangled gubernatorial contest, but the race is a close one.

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June 11, 2010

Maine Governor: LePage 43%, Mitchell 36%, Cutler 7%

Republican Paul LePage is the top vote getter in the race for governor of Maine following the winnowing down of the crowded contest in Tuesday’s primaries.

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June 11, 2010

Nevada Governor: Sandoval 54%, Reid 31%

Brian Sandoval, fresh off his Republican Primary win on Tuesday, now leads Democratic nominee Rory Reid 54% to 31% in the race for governor of Nevada, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state.

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June 11, 2010

California Senate: Boxer (D) 48% Fiorina (R) 43%

Democratic incumbent Barbara Boxer and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina both receive small bounces in support following their parties’ nominations for the U.S. Senate race in California.

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June 10, 2010

California Governor: Brown (D) 45%, Whitman (R) 44%

Meg Whitman’s mega-win in Tuesday’s Republican Primary has thrown her into a virtual tie once again with Democrat Jerry Brown in the race to be the next governor of California.

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June 10, 2010

Illinois Governor: Brady (R) 47%, Quinn (D) 36%

Democratic incumbent Pat Quinn and his Republican challenger Bill Brady are aggressively duking it out for governor of Illinois, but the numbers in the race aren’t moving.

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June 10, 2010

Nevada Senate: Angle 50%, Reid 39%

Sharron Angle, following her come-from-behind Republican Primary win Tuesday, has bounced to an 11-point lead over Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in Nevada’s closely-watched U.S. Senate race.

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June 10, 2010

Maryland Governor: Ehrlich (R) 45%, O’Malley (D) 45%

Just like in 2006, the rematch between Republican Bob Ehrlich and Maryland Democratic Governor Martin O’Malley is proving to be a close one, at least early on. The two men are now tied, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in the state.

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June 9, 2010

Alabama Governor: Sparks Trails Top Republicans

Both contenders in the July 13 Republican Primary runoff lead newly chosen Democratic nominee Ron Sparks in the race to be the next governor of Alabama.

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June 9, 2010

California GOP Primary Voters Just Liked Carly Better

Seventy-eight percent (78%) of voters in yesterday’s California Republican Primary have a favorable opinion of their party’s new Senate nominee, Carly Fiorina. A Rasmussen Reports Election Night Survey found that just over 50% had favorable views of her two opponents Tom Campbell and Chuck DeVore.