Question:
For the U.S. Senate general election, I’m going to run Democrat Al Franken against the four Republican candidates who have filed with the FEC and are raising money. For each, please tell me if you will vote for Democrat Franken, the Republican, or the Independence Party nominee or another independent. First let’s start with:

36. Senate General
(N=800) n %
Democrat Al Franken ----------------------------------------- 356 44.50
Republican Jim Abeler ---------------------------------------- 229 28.63
Independence Party nominee --------------------------------- 29 3.63
Someone else ----------------------------------------------------- 32 4.00
Undecided -------------------------------------------------------- 152 19.00
Refused ---------------------------------------------------------------2 0.25
37. Senate General
(N=800) n %
Democrat Al Franken ----------------------------------------- 356 44.50
Republican Chris Dahlberg----------------------------------- 226 28.25
Independence Party nominee --------------------------------- 30 3.75
Someone else ----------------------------------------------------- 30 3.75
Undecided -------------------------------------------------------- 151 19.00
Refused ---------------------------------------------------------------7 0.88
38. Senate General
(N=800) n %
Democrat Al Franken ----------------------------------------- 352 44.00
Republican Mike McFadden --------------------------------- 229 28.63
Independence Party nominee --------------------------------- 21 2.63
Someone else ----------------------------------------------------- 35 4.38
Undecided -------------------------------------------------------- 156 19.50
Refused ---------------------------------------------------------------7 0.88
39. Senate General
(N=800) n %
Democrat Al Franken ----------------------------------------- 349 43.63
Republican Julianne Ortman--------------------------------- 229 28.63
Independence Party nominee --------------------------------- 30 3.75
Someone else ----------------------------------------------------- 29 3.63
Undecided -------------------------------------------------------- 157 19.63
Refused ---------------------------------------------------------------6 0.75


About this Poll
The statewide Suffolk University survey used a split sample of landline and cell phone numbers and a screen to filter out low voter intensity. The field of 800 likely voters was conducted Thursday, April 24, through Monday, April 28. The margin of error is +/-3.5 percent at a 95 percent level of confidence. The subset of 198 likely GOP primary voters is +/-6.96 percent. The subset of "first choice" presidential selections from 87 Republican and 100 Democratic precinct caucus-goers is +/-10.5 percent and +/-9.8 percent respectively.