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Poll Demographics

About this Poll

The new survey, which consisted of 500 telephone interviews with likely voters on Oct. 18 and 19, is the fourth public poll in a row to show an extremely tight race for governor -- but that indicates Kitzhaber may have carved out a very slight advantage.

In each of the four polls, Kitzhaber holds a one or two-point lead. While that is within the margin of error for all four of the surveys, the consistency of the findings indicates he could well be ahead. The margin of error on The Oregonian's poll is 4.4 percentage points, plus or minus.