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Owens outperforms Elway in 2010 U.S. Senate race polling
Republican Former Gov. Bill Owens would stand a better chance of unseating incumbent Sen. Ken Salazar, D-Colo., in 2010 than former Denver Bronco John Elway, according to poll results released Monday.
According to the poll, released by Public Policy Polling of North Carolina, Owens has the support of 41 percent of the electorate compared to Salazar’s 44 percent support. (Naturally, 15 percent of those polled were undecided.)
Elway, on the other hand, drew 37 percent support versus Salazar’s 44 percent. (Simple math leaves 19 percent undecided.)
Sadly, the poll, which surveyed 1,050 likely voters July 9 and July 10, did not consider other possible GOP contenders, such as outgoing Congressman Tom Tancredo, R-Colo. Nonetheless, the poll is an interesting look at two of the better known Senate contenders sitting on the political sidelines.
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The survey, which has a margin of error of 3 percentage points, also showed:
—> Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama leads his Republican opponent, John McCain, 47 percent to 43 percent among Colorado’s likely voters.
—> Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mark Udall leads Republican candidate Bob Schaffer 47 percent to 38 percent among Colorado’s likely voters.
—> Udall has the support of 12 percent of Colorado’s Republicans while Schaffer has the backing of 10 percent of the state’s Democrats.
—> Udall hold an edge among all racial demographics except black voters, where he and Schaffer are tied at 39 percent support, and “other” voters, which Schaffer won over 45 percent to Udall’s 40 percent.
—> Schaffer tops Udall among the youngest likely voters (18 to 29) 53 percent to 33 percent. Schaffer holds the edge among the state’s oldest likely voters (ages 65 or older) 46 percent to 45 percent.
*Owens photo from The Daily Sentinel archives. Elway photo from the Associated Press.
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