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Whitehouse leads Chafee in two new polls
04:06 PM EDT on Tuesday, October 10, 2006
The man hoping to oust incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee is leading in two new polls released today.
Democratic challenger Sheldon Whitehouse has a 10-point lead in the poll conducted by the national independent pollster Rasmussen Reports. He leads Chafee 49 percent to 39 percent with 8 percent undecided and 4 percent supporting other candidates.
A separate poll released by Rhode Island College's Bureau of Government Research and Services found that Whitehouse leads by 3 percentage points, 40 percent to 37 percent with 23 percent undecided.
Both polls have a margin of error of 4.5 percentage points. Rasmussen surveyed 500 likely voters on Oct. 4. RIC surveyed 459 registered voters Oct. 2 and Oct. 4.
The race is being watched nationally because it is one of a handful whose outcome could affect the balance of Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Senate. The election is four weeks away.
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