Question: If the 2006 election for Virginia’s U.S. Senate seat were held today, would you vote for:

Jim Webb (D) 43%
George Allen (R) 43%
Parker (I) 2%
Undecided 12%

Poll Demographics
Male: 47%
Female: 53%

White: 81%
Black: 14%
Hispanic: 3%
Other: 1%
Refused: 1%

Democrat: 31%
Republican: 34%
Independent: 35%

About this Poll This poll was conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc. of Washington, D.C. from

September 23 through September 27, 2006. A total of 625 registered Virginia voters were interviewed statewide by telephone. All stated they were likely to vote in the November general election.

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 voter turn-out by county.

The margin for error, according to standards customarily used by statisticians, is no more than plus or minus 4 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 regional grouping.