Governor-Iowa (2010)

Governor (2010)
An IA First Foundation (R) poll; conducted 7/23-26 by Hill Research Consultants (R); surveyed 700 LVs; margin of error +/- 3.7% (release, 8/22). Tested: Gov. Chet Culver (D), ex-Gov. Terry Branstad (R), '02 candidate/'06 LG nominee/businessman Bob Vander Plaats (R), ex-IA GOP chair Michael Mahaffey (R), state Rep./ex-state House Speaker Christopher Rants (R), state Senate Min. Leader Paul McKinley (R), state Rep. Rod Roberts (R) and businessman Christian Fong (R).

General Election Matchups

T. Branstad         53%         C. Culver           44%

C. Culver           34          B. Vander Plaats    35



C. Culver           43%         C. Culver           45%

M. Mahaffey         29          C. Rants            30



C. Culver           45%         C. Culver           46%

P. McKinley         28          R. Roberts          25



C. Culver           46%

C. Fong             25



Fav/Unfav

T. Branstad         68%/15%

T. Vilsack          55 /25

C. Culver           52 /38

B. Vander Plaats    28 /12

M. Mahaffey         17 / 5

C. Rants            17 /10

P. McKinley         12 / 4

R. Roberts           9 / 4

C. Fong              8 / 6