Poll Watch: Quinnipiac/CBS News Ohio 2012 Senatorial Survey

Quinnipiac/CBS News Ohio 2012 Senate Poll

• Sherrod Brown (D) 51% {50%} [48%] (51%)
• Josh Mandel (R) 42% {40%} [41%] (39%)

Among Independents

• Josh Mandel (R) 46% {39%} [43%] (38%)
• Sherrod Brown (D) 45% {48%} [42%] (49%)

Among Men

• Josh Mandel (R) 48% {47%} [45%] (46%)
• Sherrod Brown (D) 46% {43%} [48%] (47%)

Among Women

• Sherrod Brown (D) 56% {56%} [49%] (55%)
• Josh Mandel (R) 36% {35%} [37%] (34%)

Already Voted

• Sherrod Brown (D) 57%
• Josh Mandel (R) 36%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Sherrod Brown 48% / 36% {+12%}
• Josh Mandel 34% / 42% {-8%}

Survey of 1,548 likely voters was conducted October 17-20, 2012.  The margin of error is +/- 2.5 percentage points.  Party ID: 35% {35%} [34%] (35%) Democrat; 26% {26%} [26%] (27%) Republican; 34% {35%} [34%] (32%) Independent; {4%} [6%] (5%) Other.  Results from the poll conducted September 18-24, 2012 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted August 15-21, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 24-30, 2012 are in parentheses.