Governor Polls III

Early Straw Poll: July 26, 2004

Source: The Columbus Dispatch as reported by WCPO TV: ABC 9

1,729 (others)*
972 (R)
+ 706 (D)
= 3,407 Randomly Selected Registered Voters: MOE +2%
Conducted July 14 - 23

Auditor Betty Montgomery (R): 41%
USA Rep Sherrod Brown (D) : 21%

Among the 972 Republicans:

1) SoS Blackwell: 36%
1) SA Montgomery: 36%
3) AG Jim Petro: 29%

Among the 706 Democrats:
State Sen. Eric Fingerhut (Cleveland): 23%
USA Representative Sherrod Brown: 22%

Congressman Ted Strickland,
Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman, and
Jerry Springer trailed (but no numerical score was listed).

*Please note that the poll data did not indicate if the same 972 (R)'s and 706 (D)'s were polled repeatedly until 3,407 total phone calls were made or if an 1,729 additional Ohioans, who did not identify their political party, were polled. The Editor chooses the latter

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