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Wisconsin: Election 2002 (Governor)

 

Election Matchup

 

Scott McCallum (R) vs. Jim Doyle (D) vs. Ed Thompson (L)

Poll Date
McCollum
Doyle
Thompson
Other
No opinion
Sample MoE
WPR /
St. Norbert College3
October 16-27, 2002
33%
41%
6%
3%
17%
382 LV ± 5.0
WISC-TV /
Research 20002
October 20-21, 2002
38%
46%
8%
3%
 5%
600 LV ± 4.0
WISC-TV /
Research 20002
October 4-7, 2002
37%
44%
6%
3%
10%
600 LV ± 4.0
WPR /
St. Norbert College3
March 20 –
April 7, 2002
39%
36%
6%
4%
15%
407 ± 5.0
WisPolitics.com1 October 25, 2001
44%
31%
4%
0%
21%
600 LV ± 4.0

1 "In the general election for governor in 2002, if the choices were the Democratic candidate, Attorney General Jim Doyle or the Republican candidate Governor Scott McCallum or the Libertarian candidate Ed Thompson, for whom would you vote?"

2 "If the 2002 election for Governor were held today, would you vote for Jim Doyle, the Democrat, Scott McCallum, the Republican, Ed Thompson, the Libertarian Party candidate, Alan Eisenberg, the Reform Party candidate, Ty Bollerud, an Independent, Jim Young, the Green Party candidate, Mike Mangan, the Guerilla Attack On State Spending Candidate, or Anab Jah Rasta Sensas-Utcha Nefer, the Rasta Movement Party candidate?"

3 "If the election for Governor were held today, for whom would you vote? Republican Scott McCallum, Democrat Jim Doyle, Independent Ed Thompson, or Green Party nominee Jim Young?"

 

Scott McCallum (R) vs. Tom Barrett (D) vs. Ed Thompson (L) vs. Jim Young (G)

Candidate
October 25, 2001
March 20 – April 7, 2002
Scott McCallum
50%
36%
Tom Barrett
25%
29%
Ed Thompson
 5%
 8%
Jim Young
---
 6%
No opinion
21%
22%
Poll
Wispolitics.com1
WPR / St. Norbert College2
Sample
600 LV
407
MoE
± 4.0
± 5.0

1 "In the general election for governor in 2002, if the choices were the Republican candidate Governor Scott McCallum or the Democratic candidate Congressman Tom Barrett or the Libertarian candidate Ed Thompson, for whom would you vote?"

2 "If the general election were held today and the race was between Republican Scott McCallum, Democrat Tom Barrett, Libertarian Ed Thompson, and Green Party candidate Jim Young, who would you be most likely to vote for?"

 

Scott McCallum (R) vs. Gary George (D) vs. Ed Thompson (L) vs. Jim Young (G)

Candidate
October 25, 2001
March 20 – April 7, 2002
Scott McCallum
55%
39%
Gary George
17%
18%
Ed Thompson
 5%
 9%
Jim Young
---
 8%
No opinion
23%
27%
Poll
Wispolitics.com1
WPR / St. Norbert College2
Sample
600 LV
407
MoE
± 4.0
± 5.0

1 "In the general election for governor in 2002, if the choices were the Republican candidate Governor Scott McCallum or the Democratic candidate State Senator Gary George or the Libertarian candidate Ed Thompson, for whom would you vote?"

2 "If the general election were held today and the race was between Republican Scott McCallum, Democrat Gary George, Libertarian Ed Thompson, and Green Party candidate Jim Young, who would you be most likely to vote for?"

 

Scott McCallum (R) vs. Kathleen Falk (D) vs. Ed Thompson (L) vs. Jim Young (G)

Candidate
October 25, 2001
March 20 – April 7, 2002
Scott McCallum
52%
39%
Kathleen Falk
20%
23%
Ed Thompson
 4%
10%
Jim Young
---
 5%
No opinion
24%
23%
Poll
Wispolitics.com1
WPR / St. Norbert College2
Sample
600 LV
407
MoE
± 4.0
± 5.0

1 "In the general election for governor in 2002, if the choices were the Democratic candidate, Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk or the Republican candidate Governor Scott McCallum or the Libertarian candidate Ed Thompson, for whom would you vote?"

2 "If the general election were held today and the race was between Republican Scott McCallum, Democrat Kathleen Falk, Libertarian Ed Thompson, and Green Party candidate Jim Young, who would you be most likely to vote for?"

 

Democratic Primary

 

Democratic Primary Matchup

Candidate1
March 20 – April 7, 2002
Jim Doyle
20%
Tom Barrett
17%
Kathleen Falk
 6%
Gary George
 3%
I do not plan to vote in any party's primary
18%
I would not vote in another party's primary
17%
No opinion
20%
Poll
WPR / St. Norbert College
Sample
407
MoE
± 5.0

1 "There will be a primary election in September to determine the Democratic Party's candidate for Governor. If you were to vote in that primary today, which candidate would you be most likely to vote for?"

 

Candidate Favorability Ratings

 

Jim Doyle Favorability Rating

Poll Date
Favorable
Unfavorable
Neutral
No opinion
Sample MoE
WISC-TV /
Research 20001
October 20-21, 2002
47%
30%
23%
0%
600 LV ± 4.0
WISC-TV /
Research 20001
October 4-7, 2002
44%
27%
28%
1%
600 LV ± 4.0
WPR / St.
Norbert College2
March 20 – April 7, 2002
36%
18%
23%
23%
407 ± 5.0

1 "Do you have a favorable, unfavorable, or neutral opinion of Jim Doyle?"

2 "Please tell me whether you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Jim Doyle."

 

Scott McCallum Favorability Rating

Poll Date
Favorable
Unfavorable
Neutral
No opinion
Sample MoE
WISC-TV /
Research 20001
October 20-21, 2002
36%
42%
22%
 0%
600 LV ± 4.0
WISC-TV /
Research 20001
October 4-7, 2002
33%
40%
26%
 1%
600 LV ± 4.0
WPR / St.
Norbert College2
March 20 – April 7, 2002
31%
35%
23%
11%
407 ± 5.0

1 "Do you have a favorable, unfavorable, or neutral opinion of Scott McCallum?"

2 "Please tell me whether you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Scott McCallum."

 

Ed Thompson Favorability Rating

Poll Date
Favorable
Unfavorable
Neutral
No opinion
Sample MoE
WISC-TV /
Research 20001
October 20-21, 2002
22%
34%
38%
 6%
600 LV ± 4.0
WISC-TV /
Research 20001
October 4-7, 2002
19%
35%
35%
11%
600 LV ± 4.0
WPR / St.
Norbert College2
March 20 – April 7, 2002
12%
31%
17%
39%
407 ± 5.0

1 "Do you have a favorable, unfavorable, or neutral opinion of Ed Thompson?"

2 "Please tell me whether you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Ed Thompson."

 

Jim Young Favorability Rating

Poll Date
Favorable
Unfavorable
Neutral
No opinion
Sample MoE
WPR / St.
Norbert College1
March 20 – April 7, 2002
2%
3%
8%
86%
407 ± 5.0

1 "Please tell me whether you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Jim Young?"

 

Tom Barrett Favorability Rating

Poll Date
Favorable
Unfavorable
Neutral
No opinion
Sample MoE
WPR / St.
Norbert College1
March 20 – April 7, 2002
19%
12%
19%
50%
407 ± 5.0

1 "Please tell me whether you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Tom Barrett?"

 

Kathleen Falk Favorability Rating

Poll Date
Favorable
Unfavorable
Neutral
No opinion
Sample MoE
WPR / St.
Norbert College1
March 20 – April 7, 2002
14%
9%
17%
60%
407 ± 5.0

1 "Please tell me whether you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Kathleen Falk?"

 

Gary George Favorability Rating

Poll Date
Favorable
Unfavorable
Neutral
No opinion
Sample MoE
WPR / St.
Norbert College1
March 20 – April 7, 2002
8%
18%
15%
58%
407 ± 5.0

1 "Please tell me whether you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Gary George?"

 

Candidate Issue Handling

 

Candidate Issue Handling

Issue1
McCallum
Doyle
Thompson
Young
No opinion
Solving Wisconsin's billion dollar budget deficit
33%
36%
 9%
1%
21%
Improving education
29%
46%
 5%
2%
18%
Making health care affordable for all
25%
38%
 8%
2%
27%
Keeping the economy strong
36%
31%
10%
2%
21%
Protecting our environment
25%
36%
 9%
6%
25%
Solving the Chronic Wasting Disease problem in the state's deer herd
30%
20%
 8%
2%
40%
Handling recent caucus fundraising scandals and related problems
26%
29%
 9%
3%
33%
Poll
WPR / St. Norbert College
Sample
382 LV
MoE
± 5.0

1 "Regardless of which candidate for governor you prefer right now, which of the gubernatorial candidates - McCallum, Doyle, Thompson, or Young - do you think would do the best job handling each of the following? Who would do the best job of...?"

 

Campaign Advertising

 

Exposure to Television Campaign Advertising

Poll Date
Yes
No
No opinion
Sample MoE
WPR / St. Norbert College1 October 16-27, 2002
83%
16%
1%
382 LV ± 5.0

1 "Have you seen any ads on television about the governor's race?"

 

Effect of Ads In Making Voting Decision

Poll Date
Helpful
No effect
No opinion
Sample MoE
WPR / St. Norbert College1 October 16-27, 2002
20%
76%
4%
382 LV ± 5.0

1 "Would you say that these ads have helped you make your decision about who to vote for or did they have no effect on your vote choice?"

 

Impact of Ads On Feelings About the Election

Poll Date
Positive
impact
Negative
impact
No
effect
No
opinion
Sample MoE
WPR / St. Norbert College1 October 16-27, 2002
9%
64%
25%
2%
382 LV ± 5.0

1 "Does the overall tone of these ads have a positive impact, a negative impact, or have no effect on your feelings about the election?"