Wednesday 7/30

NATIONAL

Conducted 7/27-29; surveyed 1,041 adults; margin of error +/- 3.0% (release, 7/30).

Do You Favor/Oppose Increased Drilling For Oil And Natural Gas Offshore In U.S. Waters?

- Now 6/29

Favor 69% 73%

Oppose 30 27

If The Fed. Gov't Allowed Increased Offshore Drilling In U.S. Waters, Would It Reduce The Price Of Gasoline In The Next Year?

Yes 51%

No 49

SENATE

OKLAHOMA

Sen. Jim Inhofe (R) won re-nomination 7/29, defeating '96 OK-03 candidate/'00-'06 OK-01 candidate/librarian Evelyn Rogers (R), atty Ted Ryals (R), and Baptist preacher Dennis Lopez (R). On the Dem side, state Sen. Andrew Rice (D) defeated '02/'04 candidate/'06 LG candidate/ret. teacher Jim Rogers (D). Results, with 100% reporting (AP, 7/30):

OK SEN GOP Primary OK SEN Dem Primary

Votes   %age                    Votes  %age
 
Inhofe   116,349   84.18%      Rice      113,780  59.65%
 
Rogers    10,768    7.79       Rogers     76,973  40.35
 
Ryals      7,305    5.29
 
Lopez      3,799    2.75
 
TOTAL:    138,221              TOTAL:    190,753

HOUSE

IL-13

An American Viewpoint (R) poll; conducted 6/16-17 for Rep. Judy Biggert (R); surveyed 400 LVs; margin of error +/- 4.9% (release, 7/30). Tested: Biggert and businessman Scott Harper (D).

General Election Matchup

J. Biggert 55%

S. Harper 30

Undec 13

Re-Elect Biggert

Re-elect 55%

Someone else 28

Fav/Unfav

J. Biggert 67%/18%

Biggert As Rep.

Approve 67%

Disapprove 19

MI-13

A EPIC-MRA poll; conducted 7/26-27; surveyed 400 Dem LVs; margin of error +/- 4.9% (Trowbridge, Detroit News, 7/29). Tested: Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D), ex-state Rep. Mary Waters (D) and state Sen. Martha Scott (D).

Primary Election Matchup

C. Cheeks Kilpatrick 33%

M. Waters 29

M. Scott 24

Name ID

C. Cheeks Kilpatrick 98%

M. Scott 84

M. Waters 78

OK-01

Rep. John Sullivan (R) defeated Fran Mo-ghaddam (R) in the GOP primary, and will face echnology consultant Georgianna Oliver (D) in the fall. Oliver defeated Mark Manley (D) in the Dem primary. Results with 100% of the precincts reporting (AP, 7/30).

OK 01 GOP Primary OK 01 Dem Primary

votes      %age               votes     %age
 
Sullivan     33,562    92%    Oliver       11,115    56%
 
Mo-ghaddam    3,025     8     Manley        8,841    44

OK-02

Rep. Dan Boren (D) defeated Kevin Coleman (D) last p.m., and will face '04/'06 candidate Raymond Wickson (R) in the fall. Results with 100% of the precincts reporting (AP, 7/30).

OK 02 Dem Primary

votes      %age
 
Boren        66,030     85%
 
Coleman      11,437     15

OK-05

'04 nominee/'06 candidate/teacher Bert Smith (D) defeated Steven Perry (D) in last p.m.'s primary, and will face Rep. Mary Fallin (R) in the general. Results with 100% of the precincts reporting (AP, 7/30).

OK 05 Dem Primary

votes      %age
 
Perry        12,897     59%
 
Smith         9,002     41