Rasmussen Illinois Gubernatorial Survey

Rasmussen Illinois Gubernatorial Survey

• Bill Brady (R) 41% {42%} (42%) [45%] {46%} (48%) [44%] {43%} (47%) [45%] {45%} (47%)
• Pat Quinn (D) 35% {34%} (34%) [30%] {37%} (35%) [37%] {40%} (36%) [38%] {38%} (37%)
• Scott Lee Cohen (I) 11% {9%}
• Rich Whitney (G) 3% {4%} (7%) [9%]
• Some other candidate 2% {4%} (5%) [6%]

With Leaners

• Bill Brady (R) 45% {46%} (46%) [50%] {49%}
• Pat Quinn (D) 37% {40%} (38%) [37%] {41%}
• Scott Lee Cohen (I) 6% {4%}
• Rich Whitney (G) 2% {2%} (4%) [4%]
• Some other candidate 1% {5%} (5%) [7%]

Among Voters Certain of Their Vote

• Bill Brady (R) 49% {51%} (53%) [58%]
• Pat Quinn (D) 41% {41%} (44%) [39%]
• Scott Lee Cohen (I) 7% {5%}
• Rich Whitney (G) 2% {3%} (4%) [3%]

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Bill Brady 46% {49%} (46%) [56%] {53%} (46%) [47%] {49%} (47%) [47%] {48%} (51%) / 48% {43%} (46%) [35%] {35%} (39%) [35%] {35%} (33%) [32%] {35%} (30%) {-2%} 
• Rich Whitney 27% {20%} (24%) [25%] / 36% {39%} (38%) [32%] {-9%}
• Scott Lee Cohen 29% {25%} / 46% {47%} {-17%}
• Pat Quinn 39% {39%} (39%) [43%] {42%} (39%) [41%] {42%} (42%) [43%] {37%} (44%) / 57% {57%} (58%) [53%] {54%} (54%) [55%] {54%} (52%) [50%] {59%} (51%) {-18%}

Survey of 750 Likely Voters was conducted October 20, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 46% {40%} (44%) Democrat; 33% {32%} (31%) Republican; 22% {29%} (25%) Independent/Other.  Results from the poll conducted October 12, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 4, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted September 12, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 23, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 9, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted July 26, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 7, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 7, 2010 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted April 28, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 5, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 8, 2010 are in parentheses. 

Inside the numbers:

Eighty-four percent (84%) of Illinois Republicans support Brady, while just 62% of Democrats back Quinn. Brady has a 13-point lead among voters not affiliated with either major political party.