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AUGUST 2010 POLLS

STATEWIDE NAME RECOGNITION

I am going to read you a list of names.
The first (next) name is _____________. Do you recognize that name?
(IF YES) Do you have a favorable, unfavorable or neutral opinion of ________?

  RECOGNIZE
FAVORABLE		 RECOGNIZE
UNFAVORABLE		 RECOGNIZE
NEUTRAL		 DON'T
RECOGNIZE
Brian Sandoval 48% 17% 31% 4%
Rory Reid 27% 43% 26% 4%

QUESTION: If the 2010 election for Governor were held today, would you vote for:

  STATE MEN WOMEN DEM REP IND CLARK WASHOE RURAL
Brian Sandoval, GOP 53% 61% 46% 21% 86% 55% 49% 59% 62%
Rory Reid, Dem 31% 23% 38% 58% 5% 22% 33% 27% 27%
Another party candidate 2% 3% 1% 2% 2% 4% 2% 1% 4%
None of the above 3% 3% 3% 4% 1% 7% 4% 2% 2%
Undecided 11% 10% 12% 15% 6% 12% 12% 11% 5%

QUESTION: If the 2010 election for Lieutenant Governor were held today, would you vote for:

  STATE MEN WOMEN DEM REP IND
Brian Krolicki, GOP 38% 43% 34% 13% 65% 37%
Jessica Sferrazza, Dem 26% 25% 27% 49% 4% 17%
Another party candidate 3% 2% 4% 2% 3% 4%
None of these 12% 13% 11% 12% 11% 16%
Undecided 21% 17% 24% 24% 17% 26%

QUESTION: If the 2010 election for Attorney General were held today, would you vote for:

  STATE MEN WOMEN DEM REP IND
Catherine Cortez Masto, Dem 39% 33% 44% 62% 16% 37%
Travis Barrick, GOP 22% 26% 19% 4% 43% 17%
Another party candidate 5% 5% 5% 4% 6% 7%
None of these 16% 19% 13% 17% 14% 19%
Undecided 18% 17% 19% 13% 21% 20%

QUESTION: If the 2010 election for Secretary of State were held today, would you vote for:

  STATE MEN WOMEN DEM REP IND
Ross Miller, Dem 41% 38% 44% 67% 17% 31%
Rob Lauer, GOP 27% 31% 23% 11% 46% 25%
Another party candidate 3% 2% 4% 2% 3% 4%
None of these 11% 12% 10% 9% 13% 12%
Undecided 18% 17% 19% 11% 21% 28%

QUESTION: If the 2010 election for Controller were held today, would you vote for:

  STATE MEN WOMEN DEM REP IND
Kim Wallin, Dem 26% 20% 31% 49% 5% 19%
Barry Herr, GOP 23% 27% 20% 4% 43% 23%
Another party candidate 4% 5% 3% 2% 6% 7%
None of these 13% 16% 10% 12% 12% 15%
Undecided 34% 32% 36% 33% 34% 36%

QUESTION: If the 2010 election for State Treasurer were held today, would you vote for:

  STATE MEN WOMEN DEM REP IND
Kate Marshall, Dem 35% 31% 39% 64% 7% 28%
Steven Martin, GOP 28% 31% 25% 3% 57% 24%
Another party candidate 1% 1% 1% - 2% 2%
None of these 9% 11% 7% 5% 10% 15%
Undecided 27% 26% 28% 28% 24% 31%

QUESTION: How would you rate the performance of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department: excellent, good, fair or poor?

  COUNTY MEN WOMEN DEM REP IND
EXCELLENT 12% 12% 12% 7% 19% 10%
GOOD 47% 46% 48% 43% 52% 49%
FAIR 30% 29% 30% 39% 17% 31%
POOR 10% 13% 8% 11% 10% 9%
UNDECIDED 1% - 2% - 2% 1%

 

HOW THE POLL WAS CONDUCTED

This poll was conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc. of Washington, D.C. from August 23 through August 25, 2010. A total of 625 registered Nevada voters were interviewed statewide by telephone. All stated they vote regularly in state elections.

Those interviewed were selected by the random variation of the last four digits of telephone numbers. A cross-section of exchanges was utilized in order to ensure an accurate reflection of the state. Quotas were assigned to reflect voter turn-out by county.

The margin for error, according to standards customarily used by statisticians, is no more than plus or minus 4 percentage points. This means that there is a 95 percent probability that the "true" figure would fall within that range if the entire population were sampled.

The margin for error is higher for any subgroup, such as a gender or regional grouping.

SAMPLE FIGURES
Men - 308 (49 percent)
Women - 317 (51 percent)

Democrats - 267 (43 percent)
Republicans - 251 (40 percent)
Independents - 107 (17 percent)

REGION
Clark County - 405 interviews
Washoe County - 125 interviews
Rural Nevada - 95 interviews