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Vt. governor's race: Dubie vs. the Dems

Burlington, Vermont - February 17, 2010

The results of a new WCAX News poll are in. In this section, you can see the numbers in the 2010 race for governor of Vermont.

Our pollster, Research 2000, asked 400 likely Vermont voters how they would vote in matchups between the Democratic and Republican candidates.

Here's how the candidates stacked up:

QUESTION:  If the election for governor were held today, who would you vote for if the choices were between Deb Markowitz, the Democrat, and Brian Dubie, the Republican?

QUESTION:  If the election for governor were held today, who would you vote for if the choices were between Doug Racine, the Democrat, and Brian Dubie, the Republican?

QUESTION:  If the election for governor were held today, who would you vote for if the choices were between Peter Shumlin, the Democrat, and Brian Dubie, the Republican?

QUESTION:  If the election for governor were held today, who would you vote for if the choices were between Matt Dunne, the Democrat, and Brian Dubie, the Republican?

QUESTION:  If the election for governor were held today, who would you vote for if the choices were between Susan Bartlett, the Democrat, and Brian Dubie, the Republican?

So what do all the numbers mean? Click here for some analysis.

This survey was conducted by Research 2000 of Rockville, Maryland. A total of 400 likely voters were interviewed statewide by telephone between February 14 and February 16, 2010. 

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 the voter registration of distribution by county.

The margin for error, according to standards customarily used by statisticians, is no more than plus or minus 5% 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 region.