Governor-Florida (2010)

Governor (2009)
A Quinnipiac Univ. poll; conducted 8/12-17; surveyed 1,136 RVs; margin of error +/- 2.9% (release, 8/19). Tested: AG Bill McCollum (R) and CFO Alex Sink (D).

General Election Matchup

-           All GOP Dem Ind Men Wom 6/7

B. McCollum 38% 75%  8% 38% 39% 37% 34%

A. Sink     34   6  73  23  34  34  38

Other        1   1   1   2   2   1   1

Not vote     1   1   1   1   2  --   2

Undec       25  17  18  36  23  28  25



Fav/Unfav

-           All     GOP     Dem     Ind     6/7     1/19

B. McCollum 42%/13% 61%/ 5% 26%/23% 44%/12% 40%/13% 40%/14%

A. Sink     23 / 8  13 /12  36 / 2  21 /10  25 / 7  24 / 5



McCollum As AG

-          All GOP Dem Ind Men Wom 6/7 4/13 2/16 1/19 11/16

Approve    53% 66% 43% 52% 58% 47% 51% 48%  48%  51%  51%

Disapprove 16   7  26  15  17  15  16  18   17   16   17



Sink As CFO

-          All GOP Dem Ind Men Wom 6/7 4/13 2/16 1/19 11/16

Approve    37% 31% 45% 36% 42% 33% 39% 33%  32%  39%  35%

Disapprove 21  20  20  21  20  22  17  22   22   18   21



FL Has Had GOP Govs. Since '98; Do You Think GOP Rule Has Been Good/Bad For FL?

-           All GOP Dem Ind Men Wom 6/7

Good        52% 89% 17% 53% 54% 49% 50%

Bad         35   5  69  29  30  39  37 



If Sink Is Elected Gov., She Would Be FL's First Woman Gov.; Does This Make You More/Less Likely To Vote For Her?

-               All GOP Dem Ind Men Wom 6/7

More likely     10%  1% 19%  8%  7% 13% 11%

Less likely      3   6   2   3   3   4   3

No difference   84  90  77  86  88  80  81