Governor - Iowa (2010)

Governor (2010)
A Des Moines Register poll; conducted 11/8-11 by Selzer & Co.; surveyed 800 adults; margin of error +/- 3.5%. Subsample of 539 LVs; margin of error +/- 4.2% (releases, 11/14-16). Tested: Gov. Chet Culver (D), ex-Gov. Terry Branstad (R), businessman Christian Fong (R), State Rep./ex-state House Speaker Chris Rants (R) and '02 candidate/'06 LG nominee Bob Vander Plaats (R).

General Election Matchups (LVs)
T. Branstad       57%         C. Culver         42%
C. Culver         33          C. Fong           34
Not vote           2          Not vote           4
Undec              8          Undec             20

C. Culver         42%         B. Vander Plaats  45%
C. Rants          35          C. Culver         37
Not vote           5          Not vote           5
Undec             18          Undec             18

Fav/Unfav
-                 Now     9/16
T. Branstad       60%/22% 59%/22%
C. Culver         48 /46  55 /38
B. Vander Plaats  24 /12  22 /16
C. Rants          14 /11  15 /13
C. Fong           10 / 6  11 / 5

Culver As Gov.
-           Now 9/16 4/1 1/09
Approve     40% 50%  55% 60%
Disapprove  49  39   36  32