Question:
If the Gubernatorial election were held today, who would you vote for? Those who initially answered “Don’t know” were asked which candidate they would lean towards voting if the election were held today.

About this Poll
The 54th Pan Atlantic SMS Group Omnibus Poll was conducted between September 23rd and 29th 2014. This independent survey data is being released to the Maine media in the public interest.

A randomly selected, stratified statewide sample of 400 Maine residents was interviewed by telephone. Each of Maine’s two Congressional Districts are represented by approximately half of the sample.

The survey was administered only to those who fulfilled the following criteria:
Are ages 18 and older
Do not , nor does anyone in their household, work for a market research, advertising or media firm
Describe themselves as “very” or “somewhat” likely to vote in the 2014 elections

This independent poll was conducted by telephone, at our in-house interviewing center, by Pan Atlantic’s team of experienced interviewers. No outside interviewer resources were used. The sample used comprised a mix of land and cell phones (30% of sample) so as to ensure as representative a sample as possible. Data were weighted according to the eligible voting population to ensure representative age segment distribution.

The sample was stratified statewide based on the U.S. Census of Population and Housing data. The sample size has statistical significance of ± 4.9 percent at the 95 percent confidence level. This means that if the survey were to be repeated, 95 times out of 100 the results would reflect the results of this survey within the ± 4.9 percent margin of error.