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PPP (D) Illinois Gubernatorial Survey
- Bill Brady (R) 45% [42%] (42%) {39%} [34%] (43%)
- Pat Quinn (D) 40% [41%] (35%) {30%} [30%] (33%)
- Rich Whitney (G) 5% [3%] (4%) {11%} [9%]
- Scott Lee Cohen (I) 4% [6%] (6%)
- Lex Green (L) 2% [1%] (2%)
- Undecided 4% [6%] (11%) {20%} [27%] (24%)
Among Men
- Bill Brady (R) 47% [47%] (45%) {45%} [37%] (44%)
- Pat Quinn (D) 36% [39%] (30%) {31%} [30%] (34%)
- Scott Lee Cohen (I) 6% [4%] (7%)
- Rich Whitney (G) 4% [4%] (6%) {11%} [12%]
- Lex Green (L) 3% [2%] (3%)
- Undecided 4% [3%] (8%) {14%} [21%] (22%)
Among Women
- Pat Quinn (D) 45% [43%] (39%) {30%} [31%] (32%)
- Bill Brady (R) 43% [38%] (39%) {34%} [31%] (42%)
- Rich Whitney (G) 5% [2%] (2%) {11%} [6%]
- Scott Lee Cohen (I) 3% [7%] (4%)
- Lex Green (L) 1% [1%] (1%)
- Undecided 3% [9%] (14%) {25%} [32%] (26%)
If the only choices for Governor were Republican Bill Brady and Democrat Pat Quinn, who would you vote for?
- Bill Brady 49% [49%]
- Pat Quinn 44% [44%]
- Undecided 7% [7%]
Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Pat Quinn’s job performance?
- Approve 32% [32%] (24%) {23%} [27%] (25%) {25%}
- Disapprove 54% [54%] (60%) {53%} [50%] (53%) {55%}
Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Bill Brady?
- Favorable 39% [39%] (36%) {25%} [22%] (25%)
- Unfavorable 45% [44%] (44%) {30%} [22%] (20%)
Survey of 814 likely voters was conducted October 30-31, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 3.4 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 39% [40%] (42%) {41%} [42%] (42%) {47%} Democrat; 31% [30%] (32%) {32%} [29%] (30%) {31%} Republican; 30% [30%] (26%) {26%} [29%] (28%) {23%} Independent/Other. Political ideology: 45% [44%] (40%) {39%} [43%] (44%) {38%} Moderate; 35% [34%] (37%) {38%} [34%] (36%) {36%} Conservative; 20% [22%] (23%) {22%} [23%] (20%) {26%} Liberal. Results from the poll conducted October 14-16, 2010 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted September 23-26, 2010 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted August 14-15, 2010 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted June 12-13, 2010 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted April 1-5, 2010 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted January 22-25, 2010 are in curly brackets.
Chicago Tribune/WGN-TV Illinois Gubernatorial Survey
- Bill Brady (R) 43% [38%] (37%)
- Pat Quinn (D) 39% [39%] (32%)
- Scott Lee Cohen (I) 5% [4%] (4%)
- Rich Whitney (G) 4% [3%] (2%)
- Lex Green (L) 2% [2%] (2%)
- Undecided 6% [12%] (19%)
Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
- Bill Brady 34% [30%] (28%) / 30% [29%] (19%) {+4%}
- Pat Quinn 34% [34%] (26%) / 41% [39%] (42%) {-7%}
Survey of 700 likely voters was conducted October 18-22, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 3.7 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted September 24-28, 2010 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted August 28 - September 1, 2010 are in parentheses.
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?
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?
Survey of 625 likely voters was conducted October 18-20, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points.
PPP (D) Illinois Gubernatorial Survey
- Bill Brady (R) 42% (42%) {39%} [34%] (43%)
- Pat Quinn (D) 41% (35%) {30%} [30%] (33%)
- Scott Lee Cohen (I) 6% (6%)
- Rich Whitney (G) 3% (4%) {11%} [9%]
- Lex Green (L) 1% (2%)
- Undecided 6% (11%) {20%} [27%] (24%)
Among Men
- Bill Brady (R) 47% (45%) {45%} [37%] (44%)
- Pat Quinn (D) 39% (30%) {31%} [30%] (34%)
- Scott Lee Cohen (I) 4% (7%)
- Rich Whitney (G) 4% (6%) {11%} [12%]
- Lex Green (L) 2% (3%)
- Undecided 3% (8%) {14%} [21%] (22%)
Among Women
- Pat Quinn (D) 43% (39%) {30%} [31%] (32%)
- Bill Brady (R) 38% (39%) {34%} [31%] (42%)
- Scott Lee Cohen (I) 7% (4%)
- Rich Whitney (G) 2% (2%) {11%} [6%]
- Lex Green (L) 1% (1%)
- Undecided 9% (14%) {25%} [32%] (26%)
If the only choices for Governor were Republican Bill Brady and Democrat Pat Quinn, who would you vote for?
- Bill Brady 49%
- Pat Quinn 44%
- Undecided 7%
Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Pat Quinn’s job performance?
- Approve 32% (24%) {23%} [27%] (25%) {25%}
- Disapprove 54% (60%) {53%} [50%] (53%) {55%}
Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Bill Brady?
- Favorable 39% (36%) {25%} [22%] (25%)
- Unfavorable 44% (44%) {30%} [22%] (20%)
Survey of 557 likely voters was conducted October 14-16, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 4.2 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 40% (42%) {41%} [42%] (42%) {47%} Democrat; 30% (32%) {32%} [29%] (30%) {31%} Republican; 30% (26%) {26%} [29%] (28%) {23%} Independent/Other. Political ideology: 44% (40%) {39%} [43%] (44%) {38%} Moderate; 34% (37%) {38%} [34%] (36%) {36%} Conservative; 22% (23%) {22%} [23%] (20%) {26%} Liberal. Results from the poll conducted September 23-26, 2010 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted August 14-15, 2010 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted June 12-13, 2010 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted April 1-5, 2010 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted January 22-25, 2010 are in curly brackets.
Paul Simon Institute/SIU Illinois Political Survey
SENATORIAL ELECTION
- Mark Kirk (R) 37.3%
- Alexi Giannoulias (D) 36.8%
- LeAlan Jones (G) 3.3%
- Mike Labno (L) 1.8%
- Someone else 2.4%
- Don't know 18.3%
GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION
- Bill Brady (R) 38.4%
- Pat Quinn (D) 29.8%
- Scott Lee Cohen (I) 5.9%
- Rich Whitney (G) 2.2%
- Lex Green (L) 1.5%
- Someone else 2.6%
- Don't know 19.5%
If the elections for U.S. Congress were being held today, would you vote for the Republican Party’s candidate or the Democratic Party’s candidate for Congress in your district?
- Republican 40.8%
- Democrat 40.0%
- Other/Don’t know 19.3%
Would you be more or less likely to vote for a candidate that was affiliated with the Tea Party movement?
- More likely 33.1%
- Less likely 45.5%
Do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job President Obama is doing?
- Strongly approve 20.1%
- Somewhat approve 30.2%
- Somewhat disapprove 16.1%
- Strongly disapprove 31.9%
Survey of 758 likely voters was conducted September 30 - October 10, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points.
Suffolk University Illinois Political Survey
SENATORIAL ELECTION
- Mark Kirk (R) 42%
- Alexi Giannoulias (D) 41%
- LeAlan Jones (G) 4%
- Mike Labno (L) 3%
- Undecided 10%
Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
- Mark Kirk 27% / 31% {-4%}
- Alexi Giannoulias 28% / 35% { -7% }
GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION
- Pat Quinn (D) 43%
- Bill Brady (R) 37%
- Scott Lee Cohen (I) 7%
- Rich Whitney (G) 3%
- Lex Green (L) 1%
- Undecided 8%
Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
- Pat Quinn 38% / 41% {-3%}
- Bill Brady 28% / 32% {-4%}
Do you approve or disapprove of the job Pat Quinn is doing as Governor?
- Approve 40%
- Disapprove 46%
Governor Pat Quinn says that he supports civil unions for same-sex couples. His opponent Bill Brady opposes civil unions, and has said he favors an amendment to the Illinois constitution banning equal marriage rights for same-sex citizens. Which of the following do you personally favor?
- Recognition of legal marriage between people of the same sex 30%
- Recognizing civil unions between same-sex couples 24%
- Absolute prohibition of any legally-recognized unions for same-sex couples 37%
Recently several states have decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use where the penalty for possession of one ounce or less is considered a minor offense, ranging from $100 to $500. At this time, which of the following describes how you feel about marijuana laws in Illinois. One, it should be fully legal to have one ounce or less for personal use; two, It should be decriminalized to have one ounce or less for personal use; three, It should be legal only when prescribed by a doctor to have one ounce or less or; four, possession of one ounce or less should be illegal under any circumstances.
- It should be fully legal to have one ounce or less for personal use 18%
- It should be decriminalized to have one ounce or less for personal use 19%
- It should be legal only when prescribed by a doctor to have one ounce or less 33%
- Possession of one ounce or less should be illegal under any circumstances 21%
A bill recently re-introduced in Congress called The DREAM act provides a path to citizenship for young people who came to the U.S. as children and are not legal citizens. Under the act, eligible students could apply for a conditional legal status provided they graduate from a two-year college, complete two years of a four-year university, or serve in the military for two years. Would you say that you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose the DREAM act?
- Strongly support 36%
- Somewhat support 26%
- Somewhat oppose 11%
- Strongly oppose 17%
Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as President?
- Approve 49%
- Disapprove 40%
Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
- Hillary Clinton 61% / 32% {+29%}
- Barack Obama 52% / 41% {+11%}
- Roland Burris 20% / 52% {-32%}
- Rod Blagojevich 10% / 79% {-69%}
Survey of 500 likely voters was conducted September 30 - October 3, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 4.4 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 35% Democrat; 25% Republican; 38% Independent. Click here to view crosstabs.
Chicago Tribune/WGN-TV Illinois Gubernatorial Survey
- Pat Quinn (D) 39% (32%)
- Bill Brady (R) 38% (37%)
- Scott Lee Cohen (I) 4% (4%)
- Rich Whitney (G) 3% (2%)
- Lex Green (L) 2% (2%)
- Undecided 12% (19%)
Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
- Bill Brady 30% (28%) / 29% (19%) {+1%}
- Pat Quinn 34% (26%) / 39% (42%) {-5%}
Survey of 600 likely voters was conducted September 24-28, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted August 28 - September 1, 2010 are in parentheses.
PPP (D) Illinois Gubernatorial Survey
- Bill Brady (R) 42% {39%} [34%] (43%)
- Pat Quinn (D) 35% {30%} [30%] (33%)
- Scott Lee Cohen (I) 6%
- Rich Whitney (G) 4% {11%} [9%]
- Lex Green (L) 2%
- Undecided 11% {20%} [27%] (24%)
Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Pat Quinn’s job performance?
- Approve 24% {23%} [27%] (25%) {25%}
- Disapprove 60% {53%} [50%] (53%) {55%}
Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Bill Brady?
- Favorable 36% {25%} [22%] (25%)
- Unfavorable 44% {30%} [22%] (20%)
Do you think Bill Brady is or is not qualified to be Governor of Illinois?
- Qualified 45%
- Not qualified 33%
- Not sure 22%
Survey of 470 likely voters was conducted September 23-26, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 42% {41%} [42%] (42%) {47%} Democrat; 32% {32%} [29%] (30%) {31%} Republican; 26% {26%} [29%] (28%) {23%} Independent/Other. Political ideology: 40% {39%} [43%] (44%) {38%} Moderate; 37% {38%} [34%] (36%) {36%} Conservative; 23% {22%} [23%] (20%) {26%} Liberal. Results from the poll conducted August 14-15, 2010 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted June 12-13, 2010 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted April 1-5, 2010 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted January 22-25, 2010 are in curly brackets.
