Governor 2010

Maryland
A Rasmussen Reports (IVR) poll; conducted 2/23; surveyed 500 LVs; margin of error +/- 4.4% (release, 2/26). Tested: Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) and ex-Gov. Bob Ehrlich (R).

General Election Matchup

M. O'Malley  49%
B. Ehrlich   43
Other         2
Undec         5

O'Malley As Gov.

Approve      53%
Disapprove   42

Fav/Unfav

B. Ehrlich   55%/36%
M. O'Malley  54 /40

Michigan
A Detroit Free Press/WXYZ-TV/WOOD-TV/WJRT-TV/WILX-TV poll; conducted 2/22-25 by EPIC-MRA; surveyed 600 RVs; margin of error +/- 4.0%. Oversamples of 400 Dems and 400 GOPers; margins of error +/- 4.9% (release, 2/26). Tested: Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero (D), state House Speaker Andy Dillon (D), ex-Genesee Co. Treas. Dan Kildee (D), '02 LG candidate/state Rep. Alma Wheeler Smith (D), Oakland Co. Sheriff Mike Bouchard (R), AG Mike Cox (R), state Sen. Tom George (R), Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-02) and ex-business exec. Rick Snyder (R).

Primary Election Matchup (Dems)

A. Dillon         17%
D. Kildee         12
V. Bernero         8
A. Wheeler Smith   7
Other             12
Undec             45

Primary Election Matchup (GOPers)

-             Now 1/26 10/15
P. Hoekstra   27% 25%  29%
M. Cox        21  32   28
R. Snyder     12   3    3
M. Bouchard   10  16   14
T. George      1   2    2
Other          3  n/a  n/a
Undec         26  22   24

General Election Matchups

-            Now 1/26                      Now 1/26
M. Cox       43% 47%          P. Hoekstra  41% 40%
A. Dillon    36  30           A. Dillon    37  32
Undec        21  23           Undec        21  28

M. Cox       46%              P. Hoekstra  41%
D. Kildee    37               D. Kildee    37
Undec        17               Undec        22

Fav/Unfav

-                 Now     1/26    12/9
M. Cox            43%/19% 41%/20% 42%/20%
M. Bouchard       35 / 9  33 /10  31 / 7
P. Hoekstra       29 /11  30 /12  30 /12
R. Snyder         19 / 4   7 / 2   6 / 2
A. Dillon         13 / 9  14 /11  14 /10
D. Kildee         10 / 5  11 / 4   n/a
V. Bernero         7 / 4   7 / 4   6 / 3
T. George          6 / 2   6 / 3   6 / 3
A. Wheeler Smith   4 / 4   4 / 3   4 / 5

South Dakota
A Rasmussen Reports (IVR) poll; conducted 2/23; surveyed 500 LVs; margin of error +/- 4.4% (release, 2/26). Tested: LG Dennis Daugaard (R), state Sen. Gordon Howie (R), state Sen. Dave Knudson (R) and state Sen. Scott Heidepriem (D).

General Election Matchups

D. Daugaard    41%
S. Heidepriem  32
Other           7
Undec          19

S. Heidepriem  37%
G. Howie       29
Other          12
Undec          22

S. Heidepriem  34%
D. Knudson     31
Other          13
Undec          22

Fav/Unfav

D. Daugaard    45%/22%
S. Heidepriem  42 /33
D. Knudson     32 /21
G. Howie       29 /29