Poll Watch: Suffolk University Massachusetts Gubernatorial Survey

Suffolk University Massachusetts Gubernatorial Survey

• Deval Patrick (D) 46% (41%) [42%] 
• Charlie Baker (R) 39% (34%) [29%] 
• Tim Cahill (I) 10% (14%) [14%]

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Scott Brown 54% / 29% {+25%}
• John Kerry 49% / 36% {+13%}
• Bararck Obama 51% / 44% {+7%}
• Deval Patrick 46% / 43% {+3%}
• Charlie Baker 33% / 35% {-2%}
• Tim Cahill 24% / 45% {-21%}

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Deval Patrick is doing as Governor?

• Approve 45%
• Disapprove 44%

Survey of 500 Likely Voters was conducted October 10-12, 2010.  The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.  Party registration breakdown: 37% Democrat; 12% Republican; 50% Independent.  Results from the poll conducted September 16-19, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted May 20-23, 2010 are in square brackets.