Question: If the 2006 general election for governor were held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were Phil Bredesen, the Democrat, and Jim Bryson, the Republican?

Bredesen 57%
Bryson 24%
Undecided 19%

Poll Demographics
Men 310 (50%)
Women 315 (50%)

White 535 (86%)
Black 86 (14%)

East TN 230
Mid TN 225
West TN 170

In terms of your political party identification, do you generally consider yourself a: (READ LIST)
Dem 35%
Rep 37%
Ind or Other 28%

About this Poll The Mason-Dixon Tennessee Poll was conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc. of Washington, D.C. from July 17 through July 19, 2006. A total of 625 registered Tennessee 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 regional or gender grouping.