New Poll Gives Peek At Primaries

A new poll has been released concerning the upcoming Alabama primaries. The poll, commissioned by the Daily Kos and conducted by Research 2000, shows Davis leading Sparks 41-33 in the Democrat primary. Bradlye Byrne leads Roy Moore by 29-23, with Tim James in third place with 17%.
http://www.dailykos.com/statepoll/2010/5/19/AL/525

QUESTION: If the Democratic Primary for Governor were held today, would you vote for Artur Davis or Ron Sparks?

DAVIS - 41%
SPARKS - 33%
OTHER - 8%
UNDECIDED - 11%


QUESTION: If the Republican Primary for Governor were held today, which of the following candidates would you vote for?

BYRNE - 29%
MOORE - 23%
JAMES - 17%
BENTLEY - 9%
JOHNSON - 3%
OTH - 2%
UND - 17%


The poll also reported results on matchups between the various candidates in the general election. Looks like it will be a Republican year, at least for Governor.


As you can see, in any matchup of the top three Republican candidates with the top two Democrats results in a Republican win. The only race that is close is the Sparks v Moore matchup, with is actually a statistical tie.

QUESTION: If the election for Governor were held today, for whom would you vote for if the choices were between Artur Davis, the Democrat, and Bradley Byrne, the Republican?

DAVIS - 31%
BYRNE - 48%
OTHER - 7%
UNDECIDED - 14%


QUESTION: If the election for Governor were held today, for whom would you vote for if the choices were between Artur Davis, the Democrat, and Roy Moore, the Republican?

DAVIS - 38%
MOORE - 43%
OTHER - 9%
UNDECIDED - 10%
38 43 9 10


QUESTION: If the election for Governor were held today, for whom would you vote for if the choices were between Artur Davis, the Democrat, and Tim James, the Republican?

DAVIS - 37%
JAMES - 45%
OTHER - 8%
UNDECIDED - 10%


QUESTION: If the election for Governor were held today, for whom would you vote for if the choices were between Ron Sparks, the Democrat, and Bradley Byrne, the Republican?

SPARKS - 34%
BYRNE - 45%
OTHER - 9%
UNDECIDED - 12%


QUESTION: If the election for Governor were held today, for whom would you vote for if the choices were between Ron Sparks, the Democrat, and Roy Moore, the Republican?

SPARKS - 40%
MOORE - 41%
OTHER - 12%
UNDECIDED - 7%


QUESTION: If the election for Governor were held today, for whom would you vote for if the choices were between Ron Sparks, the Democrat, and Tim James, the Republican?

SPARKS - 38%
JAMES - 44%
OTHER - 19%
UNDECIDED - 8%
38 44 19 8


The poll also contains polling data on the Senate races, so swing out and take a look.
http://www.dailykos.com/statepoll/2010/5/19/AL/525

This poll is a bit different from my analysis yesterday, showing Moore polling more strongly than he has been. To my knowledge, this is the only poll showing that, but we'll keep an eye on it.