Wa governor’s Election 2008

WA Governor’s Election - 2008

• Now thinking about the election for governor in Washington in November 2008, if the election were held today and the candidates were (ROTATE ORDER: Democrat Christine Gregoire; Republican Dino Rossi; or Libertarian Ruth Bennett) for whom would you vote?

• Democrat Christine Gregoire 46.8%

• Republican Dino Rossi 42.4%

• Libertarian Ruth Bennett 2.2%

• Someone else / Other 1.2%

• Don’t know/Undecided 7.3%

Governor’s race by region

• All WA Puget Sound East WA Other West

• Democrat

• Gregoire 47% 50% 36% 48%

• Republican

• Rossi 42% 38% 52% 46%

• Libertarian

• Bennett 2% 2% 5% 2%

• Other 1% 1% 0% 1%

• Don’t know 7% 7% 8% 7%

Governor’s race by region

Governor’s race – vote status

• All RVs 3/3 voters* New Reg**

• Democrat

• Gregoire 47% 49% 38%

• Republican

• Rossi 42% 42% 45%

• Libertarian

• Bennett 2% 2% 5%

• Other 1% 1% 1%

• Don’t know 7% 4% 12%

Governor’s race by Party

• Democrat Republican Independent

• Democrat

• Gregoire 85% 6% 43%

• Republican

• Rossi 5% 86% 41%

• Libertarian

• Bennett 3% 0% 4%

• Other 1% 1% 1%

• Don’t know 6% 6% 9%

Governor’s race by Age

• - - - - - - - - - - - Age Group - - - - - - - - - - -

• 18-29 30- 44 45-59 60+

• Democrat

• Gregoire 41% 45% 50% 48%

• Republican

• Rossi 42% 44% 40% 42%

• Libertarian

• Bennett 5% 1% 1% 1%

• Other 1% 2% 1% 0%

• Don’t know 11% 6% 6% 6%