Dispatch Poll Shows GOP Candidates Lead

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 8:37am | Staff Report
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A poll by The Columbus Dispatch says Republican candidates have double-digit leads in the Ohio races for governor and U.S. Senate.

The Dispatch's poll found that GOP governor hopeful John Kasich (KAY'-sik) leads Gov. Ted Strickland by 12 points, and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rob Portman has a 13-point advantage over his Democratic opponent Lee Fisher.

Forty-nine percent of those surveyed support Kasich in the race for the governor's seat, compared to 37 percent for incumbent Gov. Strickland. In the race to succeed U.S. Sen. George Voinovich, 50 percent of Ohioans backed Portman and 37 percent supported Fisher.

The Dispatch polled 1,622 registered voters who said they intent to vote in the 2010 election. The poll was conducted between Aug. 25 and Friday and has a margin of error of 2.2 percentage points.

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