House - NY-23 (2009)

House (2009)
A Daily Kos poll; conducted 10/26-28 by Research 2000; surveyed 600 LVs; margin of error +/- 4.0% (release, 10/29). Party ID breakdown: 42%R, 32%D, 26%I. Tested: Accountant Doug Hoffman (C), atty Bill Owens (D) and Assemb. Dede Scozzafava (R).

Special Election Matchup
-              All Dem GOP Ind Men Wom 10/21
B. Owens       33% 64% 13% 28% 29% 37% 35%
D. Hoffman     32   8  41  47  41  23  23
D. Scozzafava  21  13  34  11  19  23  30
Undec          14  15  12  14  11  17  12

(If Hoffman) Which Candidate Would Be Your Second Choice?
-              All Dem GOP Ind Men Wom 10/21
D. Scozzafava   6%  4%  9%  3%  4%  9%  9%
B. Owens        5   8   4   6   6   3   3
Won't vote     28  18  22  38  32  22  26
Undec          61  70  65  53  58  66  62

Fav/Unfav
-              All     Dem     GOP     Ind     10/21
B. Obama       50%/42% 85%/10% 25%/68% 48%/40% 53%/39%
D. Hoffman     38 /23  15 /37  46 /18  53 /14  27 /19
B. Owens       36 /26  62 / 9  20 /40  31 /24  33 /24
D. Scozzafava  32 /46  25 /50  39 /43  29 /47  38 /35