Poll Watch: University of Cincinnati Ohio 2012 Senatorial Survey

University of Cincinnati Ohio 2012 Senate Poll

• Sherrod Brown (D) 51% [52%] (48%)
• Josh Mandel (R) 47% [45%] (47%)

Survey of 1,015 likely voters was conducted October 18-23, 2012.  The margin of error is +/- 3.1 percentage points.  Party ID: 47% [48%] Democrat; 44% [42%] Republican; 10% [10%] Independent.  Results from the poll conducted September 13-18, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 16-21, 2012 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers: 

Women favor Brown by 16 percentage points, while men favor Mandel by 9 points.

More than half of independents, 54 percent, said they were supporting Brown, compared with 38 percent for Mandel.