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?
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All All Dem Dem Ind Ind Rep Rep
Frank Lautenberg 43% 43% 70% 69% 39% 40% 13% 13%
Lautenberg —lean 4% 4% 6% 6% 2% 3% 2% 2%
Doug Forrester 36% 36% 11% 13% 28% 29% 72% 71%
Forrester —lean 2% 1% 1% 0% 1% 0% 3% 2%
Undecided 14% 14% 9% 10% 23% 22% 10% 10%
Some other
Candidate		 3% 3% 2% 2% 7% 7% 1% 1%

Table 2

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?
Oct 28
to
Nov 3		 Oct 28
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Nov 3		 Oct 28
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Male

Male

Fe-
male

Fe-
male

Pro-
life

Pro-
life

Pro-
choice

Pro-
choice
Frank Lautenberg 41% 40% 44% 45% 32% 33% 51% 52%
Lautenberg —lean 3% 3% 5% 4% 5% 5% 3% 2%
Doug Forrester 41% 41% 31% 31% 44% 45% 32% 32%
Forrester —lean 1% 0% 2% 1% 3% 1% 1% 1%
Undecided 13% 13% 15% 15% 15% 14% 11% 11%
Some other Candidate 3% 3% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2% 2%

Table 3

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?
Oct 28
To
Nov 3		 Oct 28
to
Oct 31		 Oct 28
to
Nov 3		 Oct 28
to
Oct 31		 Oct 28
to
Nov 3		 Oct 28
to
Oct 31		 Oct 28
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Nov 3		 Oct 28
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South
Jer-
sey

South
Jer-
sey

Cen
Jer-
sey

Cen
Jer-
sey

NW
Jer-
sey

NW
Jer-
sey

NE
Jer-
sey

NE
Jer-
sey

Urban
Core

Urban
Core
Lautenberg 43% 48% 40% 38% 33% 34% 48% 49% 51% 50%
Lautenberg —Lean 6% 5% 3% 4% 3% 3% 2% 1% 5% 5%
Forrester 38% 39% 38% 41% 46% 44% 33% 31% 25% 25%
Forrester —lean 1% 0% 2% 2% 1% 0% 1% 1% 1% 1%
Undecided 9% 7% 14% 12% 15% 17% 14% 16% 15% 16%
Some other Candidate 3% 1% 3% 4% 2% 2% 3% 3% 3% 4%

Note:

South = Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Camden, Atlantic and Salem counties.
Central = Ocean, Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth, and Middlesex counties.
Northwest = Sussex, Hunterdon, Warren, Morris, and Somerset counties.
Northeast = Passaic and Bergen counties. Urban Core = Essex, Hudson and Union counties.

Table 4

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

All

Dem

Dem

Ind

Ind

Rep

Rep

Frank Lautenberg

Very or somewhat fav

 45% 44% 67% 65% 39% 40% 21% 21%

Very or somewhat unfav

 32% 31% 10% 10% 35% 34% 58% 57%
Heard of but no opinion 19% 20% 19% 20% 23% 23% 17% 17%
Haven't heard of 4% 5% 4% 5% 3% 3% 5% 5%

Doug Forrester

Very or somewhat fav

 40% 39% 23% 22% 32% 29% 68% 67%

Very or somewhat unfav

 27% 26% 41% 38% 27% 30% 10% 10%
Heard of but no opinion 24% 24% 23% 23% 36% 35% 18% 18%
Haven't heard of 9% 11% 14% 17% 5% 6% 6% 6%

 

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see also:

Larson's Analysis
Survey Details

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