Rasmussen Reports
Republican Terry Branstad maintains a double-digit lead against Democratic incumbent Chet Culver in Iowa’s gubernatorial race.
A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in the state finds Branstad earning 55% support to Culver’s 37%. Four percent (4%) favor some other candidate, while four percent (4%) are undecided. (To see survey questions, click here.)
In surveys dating back to February, Branstad has consistently held a comfortable lead over his Democratic challenger, earning support from a low of 52% to a high of 57%. Meanwhile, Culver has earned anywhere from 31% to 38% of the vote in those same surveys. Last month, Branstad posted a 52% to 36% advantage over the incumbent.
This race remains Solid GOP in the Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 Gubernatorial Scorecard.
Only 41% of voters in Iowa approve of the job Culver is doing as governor. Fifty-eight percent (58%) disapprove.
Branstad, who previously served as governor from 1983 to 1999, is favored by 90% of Republicans in the state. Seventy-nine percent (79%) of Democrats support Culver, who was elected governor in 2006. Among voters not affiliated with either party, the Republican leads the incumbent by better than two-to-one.
The survey of 500 Likely Voters in Iowa was conducted on September 23, 2010 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
Nineteen percent (19%) of all voters in Iowa consider themselves members of the Tea Party movement. Membership in Iowa is higher than it is nationally. Sixty-two percent (62%) do not classify themselves as part of the movement. Nineteen percent (19%) are not sure.
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