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PUBLIC OPINION STRATEGIES POLLS FOR
THREE SENATE TAKE-AWAYS, FIVE NEW GOVERNORS, AND TEN NEW MEMBERS
OF THE HOUSE
The Republican polling firm of Public Opinion
Strategies (POS) polled for three Republican takeovers in
the U.S. Senate, five new Governors, and ten new members of
Congress. Overall, the firm polled for six winning U.S. Senate
races, nine of the 21 GOP Governors elected last night, 54
Members of Congress, as well as numerous downticket statewide
and legislative winners.
Major statewide winners were:
- Senator-elect Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, who stunned the
pundits and came from behind to defeat incumbent Max Cleland.
- Senator-elect Norm Coleman of Minnesota, who won a race
that pundits had written off just one week ago.
- Senator-elect John Sununu of New Hampshire. The firm did
the tracking for the NRSC, which showed Sununu's come-from-behind
victory.
- Senator Pete Domenici of New Mexico and Senator Chuck Hagel
of Nebraska.
- Governor-elect Bob Ehrlich of Maryland, who is the first
Republican to win that office since 1966.
- Governor-elect Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, who beat a
popular female opponent who had previously been elected to
statewide office in the Commonwealth.
- Governor-elect Craig Benson of New Hampshire, who led the
GOP sweep in the state, recapturing that office for the first
time since 1996.
- Governor-elect Mike Rounds of South Dakota, who confounded
the pundits by winning his primary and general election by
never running a single negative ad.
- Governor-elect Jim Douglas of Vermont, the first GOPer to
win that office since 1990.*
- Governors John Rowland of Connecticut, Kenny Guinn of Nevada,
and Bob Taft of Ohio.
- Governor Jeb Bush of Florida, who won a resounding victory
despite being Terry McAuliffe's top target. Bush is the first
GOP Governor ever re-elected in Florida.
Eight of the ten new Republican members of Congress that
Public Opinion Strategies polled for were top targeted seats
for the Democrats. New members of Congress that Public Opinion
Strategies polled for include Jo Bonner (AL-1), Rick Renzi
(AZ-1), Candice Miller (MI-10), Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11),
Jon Porter (NV-3), Scott Garrett (NJ-5), Mike Turner (OH-3),
Jim Gerlach (PA-6), Tim Murphy (PA-18), and Bill Janklow (SD
AL).
Other statewide winners include Attorney General victors
in Michigan, Nevada, Ohio, South Dakota, as well as the state
Treasurer and two state Supreme Court races in Ohio, the Lieutenant
Governor in Nevada, four statewide races in Indiana, and the
state Agriculture Commissioner in Florida.
POS also polled for successful state legislative efforts
in California, Florida, Georgia (where Republicans are on
the cusp of controlling the state Senate), Illinois, Michigan,
Missouri (where Republicans won the House), Nevada, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin. POS polled for the
Republican who defeated the long-time Speaker of the House
in Georgia.
Public Opinion Strategies started out the cycle well, polling
for the GOP pick-up in the Virginia CD-4 special election,
and we'll end it well, polling for what we hope will be Lee
Fletcher's victory in the December 7th run-off election in
Louisiana's 5th Congressional District
POS is pleased to have played a role in this historic mid-term
election, and wishes to congratulate the architects of the
Republican victory: President George W. Bush, Senator Bill
Frist, Congressman Tom Davis and their staffs.
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