Question: (If the election for Governor were being held today and) (What if) the candidates were Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger and Democrat Phil Angelides, for whom would you vote for Governor – Schwarzenegger or Angelides?

Angelides 39%, Schwarzenegger 39%, Other 2%, Undecided 20%

Question: (If the election for Governor were being held today and) (What if) the candidates were Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger and Democrat Steve Westly, for whom would you vote for Governor – Schwarzenegger or Westly?

Westly 41%, Schwarzenegger 37%, Other 1%, Undecided 21%

About this Poll
The findings in this report are based on a random sample survey of 507 California registered voters considered likely to vote in the 2006 gubernatorial elections. The survey was conducted by telephone February 12-26, 2006 in English and Spanish. Democratic primary election preferences are based on 266 likely voters who are eligible to participate in the June Democratic primary.

Households were sampled using a random digit dial methodology, which randomly selects operating landline telephone exchanges within all areas codes serving California households in proportion to population. Within each exchange, telephone numbers are created by adding random digits to the selected telephone exchange. This method gives each phone listing an equal chance of being selected and permits access to all landline telephone numbers statewide, both listed and unlisted.

According to statistical theory, 95% of the time results from the overall sample have a sampling error of +/- 4.5 percentage points, while Democratic primary preferences have a sampling error of +/- 6.0 percentage points.