Poll Watch: SurveyUSA North Carolina Senatorial Survey

SurveyUSA North Carolina Senatorial Survey

• Richard Burr (R) 53% {58%} [46%] (50%)
• Elaine Marshall (D) 38% {34%} [36%] (40%)
• Mike Beitler (L) 5% {6%} [6%] (6%)
• Undecided 3% {2%} [12%] (5%)

Already Voted (18%)

• Richard Burr (R) 50%
• Elaine Marshall (D) 40%
• Mike Beitler (L) 6%
• Undecided 4%

Did Not Vote Yet (82%)

• Richard Burr (R) 54%
• Elaine Marshall (D) 38%
• Mike Beitler (L) 5%
• Undecided 3%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Richard Burr 40% {36%} [28%] / 30% {26%} [27%] {+10%}
• Tea Party Movement 42% {40%} [32%] / 34% {32%} [25%] {+8%}
• Elaine Marshall 30% {27%} [25%] / 28% {25%} [12%] {+2%}
• Mike Beitler 7% {8%} / 14% {13%} {-7%}
• Barack Obama 34% {35%} [36%] / 54% {52%} [45%] {-20%}
• Bev Perdue 21% {21%} [23%] / 51% {49%} [40%] {-30%}

Survey of 590 likely and actual voters was conducted October 22-25, 2010.  The margin of error is +/- 4.1 percentage points.  Party ID breakdown: 40% {40%} [38%] (39%) Democrat; 37% {39%} [36%] (38%) Republican; 23% {20%} [23%] (22%) Independent.  Results from the poll conducted September 10-13, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 8-11, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted June 23-24, 2010 are in parentheses.