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[AZ-8] Poll Positions
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| Contributor | ArmyDem |
| Last Edited | ArmyDem Aug 23, 2006 08:15pm |
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| Media | Magazine - Tucson Weekly |
| News Date | Friday, August 25, 2006 02:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Our poll shows Giffords and Graf have the early lead in the race to replace Congressman Jim Kolbe
By JIM NINTZEL
Republican Randy Graf and Democrat Gabrielle Giffords hold leads in the primary races for Congressional District 8, according to a new Tucson Weekly/Wick Communications Poll.
But pollster Margaret Kenski of Arizona Opinion cautioned that both races remained up for grabs, noting that none of the candidates "has a magic blend of personality, money, organization and issue command that guarantees election. If we learn nothing else from the next three weeks, it could be the lesson that campaigns do matter."
The poll, taken last week, showed that Graf, a former state lawmaker who captured more than 42 percent of the vote in his unsuccessful primary campaign against retiring Congressman Jim Kolbe two years ago, had the support of 36 percent of 300 Republicans surveyed.
"I think that what Randy has going for him right now is that he has residual name recognition," Kenski says. "The others have to buy it."
Graf's closest rival was state Rep. Steve Huffman, who had the support of 13 percent of Republicans polled. In third place was former Arizona Republican Party Chairman Mike Hellon, with 10 percent. |
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