Table 1
| Question: If the election for New Jersey's U.S. Senator were held right now, and you had to make a choice, which of the following two candidates would you vote for? | |||||||||
All |
Dem |
Ind |
Rep |
South Jersey |
Central Jersey |
Northwest Jersey |
Northeast Jersey |
Urban Core |
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| Lautenberg | 44% | 73% | 42% | 13% | 45% | 46% | 39% | 47% | 44% |
| Lautenberg — lean | 4% | 6% | 4% | 1% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| Forrester | 38% | 12% | 26% | 75% | 36% | 35% | 47% | 38% | 37% |
| Forrester — lean | 3% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| Undecided | 10% | 8% | 20% | 7% | 11% | 11% | 7% | 10% | 12% |
| Some other Candidate | 1% | 0% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 1% |
Table 2
Question: Have you heard of … Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of …? Would that be very or somewhat favorable/unfavorable? |
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All |
Democrats |
Independents |
Republicans |
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Frank Lautenberg |
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Very or somewhat favorable |
52% | 74% | 52% | 26% | |
Very or somewhat unfavorable |
29% | 10% | 26% | 54% | |
| Heard of but no opinion | 16% | 13% | 19% | 19% | |
| Haven't heard of | 3% | 4% | 4% | 1% | |
Doug Forrester |
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Very or somewhat favorable |
42% | 22% | 30% | 68% | |
Very or somewhat unfavorable |
28% | 42% | 32% | 11% | |
| Heard of but no opinion | 24% | 27% | 34% | 17% | |
| Haven't heard of | 7% | 10% | 5% | 4% | |
Table 3
| Question: Which of the two candidates for U.S. Senate is best described by each of the following characteristics? | |||||
| All | Democrats | Independents | Republicans | ||
| Honest, trustworthy | |||||
| Lautenberg | 35% | 59% | 24% | 12% | |
| Forrester | 25% | 5% | 19% | 51% | |
| Neither (vol) | 27% | 23% | 37% | 25% | |
| Both (vol) | 13% | 13% | 20% | 11% | |
| Can get the job done for New Jersey | All | Democrats | Independents | Republicans | |
| Lautenberg | 45% | 72% | 43% | 16% | |
| Forrester | 32% | 10% | 18% | 63% | |
| Neither (vol) | 15% | 12% | 26% | 13% | |
| Both (vol) | 9% | 7% | 14% | 9% | |
| Understands the concerns of the average person | All | Democrats | Independents | Republicans | |
| Lautenberg | 43% | 69% | 40% | 16% | |
| Forrester | 27% | 8% | 15% | 55% | |
| Neither (vol) | 23% | 16% | 33% | 24% | |
| Both (vol) | 7% | 7% | 12% | 6% | |
Table 4
| Question: How would you rate the job that Frank Lautenberg did as U.S. Senator? | |||||
| All | Democrats | Independents | Republicans | ||
| Excellent | 10% | 17% | 11% | 2% | |
| Good | 39% | 48% | 37% | 28% | |
| Only Fair | 27% | 22% | 30% | 32% | |
| Poor | 10% | 4% | 8% | 18% | |
| DK/unsure (vol) | 15% | 10% | 14% | 19% | |
Contacts: Bruce Larson, survey analyst: 973-443-8727.
Rick Thigpen, academic associate, 609-394-0888.
Steve Salmore, research professor of political science: 973-292-3633.
Peter Woolley, coordinator: 973-443-8725
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see also:
Larson's
Analysis
Salmore's Analysis
Thigpen's Analysis
Survey Details
