Poll Watch: Mason-Dixon Illinois Political Survey

Mason-Dixon Illinois Political Survey

SENATORIAL ELECTION

• Mark Kirk (R) 43%
• Alexi Giannoulias (D) 41%
• Undecided 16%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mark Kirk 32% / 35% {-3%}
• Alexi Giannoulias 28% / 41% {-13%}

GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION

• Bill Brady (R) 44%
• Pat Quinn (D) 40%
• Scott Lee Cohen (I) 4%
• Rich Whitney (G) 3%
• Lex Green (L) 1%
• Undecided 8%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Bill Brady 37% / 32% {+5%}
• Pat Quinn 28% / 45% {-17%}

Do you approve or disapprove of Barack Obama’s job performance as president?

• Approve 51%
• Disapprove 39%

Do you approve or disapprove of Barack Obama’s handling of the economy?

• Approve 46%
• Disapprove 43%

Do you support or oppose raising the state’s current income tax rate from 3% to 4% in order to provide additional funding for public schools?

• Support 43%
• Oppose 46% 

Illinois currently faces a state budget shortfall that some have estimated could be as high as $13 billion. Would you support or oppose addressing the state’s budget shortfall by cutting state spending by 10% across the board, including spending for public education?

• Support 34%
• Oppose 53%

Survey of 625 likely voters was conducted October 18-20, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points.