KING 5 Poll: Kerry up by 6, Wash. governor's race tied

10:09 AM PDT on Wednesday, October 27, 2004

KING5.com

SEATTLE - Democrat John Kerry would defeat Pres. George Bush if the election were held today, according to the latest poll commissioned for KING 5 News.

The poll of 618 likely voters showed that Kerry holds a 6-point lead, down from 7 points a week ago.

AP

John Kerry

Kerry is also strongest among women, 55 percent of whom said they will vote for him. It was a tie with the men polled, with 48 percent saying they would vote for Bush and 48 percent opting for Kerry.

The race for Washington governor is virtually tied up, with Democrat Christine Gregoire leading Republican Dino Rossi by 2 points. That's down from 10 points three weeks ago and 6 points last week.

In the race for senator, Democrat Patty Murray leads by 14 over Republican challenger George Nethercutt.

The lead in the race for Washington Attorney General has changed twice, and now Republican Rob McKenna leads Democrat Deborah Senn by 3 points. One week ago, Senn led by 4 points.

The survey has a 4-point margin of error.

The telephone survey was performed Oct. 23 to 25. The full results are below.

Survey

If the election for President of the United States were today, who would you vote for?
Kerry	51%
Bush	45%
Other	3%
Undecided	1%
If the election for governor were today, who would you vote for?
Gregoire	49%
Rossi	47%
Other	3%
Undecided	1%
If the election for U.S. Senator from Washington were today, who would you vote for?
Murray	55%
Nethercutt	41%
Other	3%
Undecided	1%
If the election for Wash. Attorney General were today, who would you vote for?
McKenna	47%
Deborah Senn	44%
Other	7%
Undecided	2%