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The latest poll from Portland's Moore Information shows Gov. Chris Gregoire and her Republican challenger Dino Rossi even with 45 percent apiece. The survey was conducted on July 9-10 and sampled 400 registered voters.

Polls have been relatively close throughout the entire campaign, but this is Rossi's best showing since the winter months. The margin of error was +/- 5 percent, and 9 percent said they were undecided.

UPDATE: The P-I is reporting, and the Democrats are insisting, that the poll was paid for by Rossi. Rossi used Moore in 2004, as well, per Mulick.

A new Rasmussen Poll shows Gov. Chris Gregoire with a 50-43 lead over Republican Dino Rossi. This is a narrower margin than last month's result from the same pollster that showed the incumbent with an eleven point spread, but closer than a February poll that had Rossi with a one point lead.

Rasmussen also showed both candidates' favorability ratings over 50 percent, with Rossi at 52 and Gregoire at 55. Gregoire leads among women by 18 points and Rossi leads among unaffiliated voters by 12, a marked contrast from the last poll which gave the governor a nine point cushion in that group.

A SurveyUSA poll, posted earlier today, shows Gregoire with a 50-47 lead over Rossi.

A new poll conducted by SurveyUSA for KING-TV in Seattle and KATU-TV in Portland, Oregon shows Gov. Chris Gregoire with a 4 point lead over Republican challenger Dino Rossi, 50-47. The poll was conducted from June 7 through June 9 among 900 citizens, 637 of whom identified themselves as likely voters.  

Rossi leads among men and Hispanics, but Gregoire is ahead in nearly every other demographic group.

Two polls in April by SurveyUSA showed similar numbers. Full results and crosstabs from the poll can be found here.

Gov. Chris GregoireA new Rasumussen Poll show Governor Chris Gregoire with a comfortable eleven point lead over her opponent, Republican Dino Rossi. The poll has Gregoire leading Rossi 52 percent to 41 percent. The last two Rasmussen snapshots, conducted in March and in February, showed statistical dead heats of 47-46, with Rossi leading in February and Gregoire on top in March.

The same pollster also shows Democrat Barack Obama leading Republican John McCain 51-40 in a presidential matchup here in the Evergreen State. This, too, is a marked increase for the Democrat from earlier polls.

A new Elway poll has Gov. Chris Gregoire leading Republican challenger Dino Rossi by a 5-point margin, 43% to 38%, the P-I is reporting. The last Elway poll, taken in January, showed Gregoire with a 48-35 lead.

Some of the crosstabs show the same findings are recent poll. Rossi has slightly stronger support among Republicans (78%) than Gregoire does with Democrats (71%). Gregoire would win Seattle handily (54%-28%), and Rossi would win Eastern Washington by a similar margin (54%-27%). Gregoire leads in King County as a whole (41%-35%), but Rossi leads the way in neighboring Pierce and Kitsap Counties, both at 45%-35%.

A KING-TV/Survey USA poll shows the gubernatorial race in a dead heat once again. In a survey of 613 registered voters asked, "Washington will elect a Governor in November 2008. If the election for Governor were today, and the only two candidates on the ballot were Republican Dino Rossi and Democrat Christine Gregoire, who would you vote for?" respondents chose Gov. Chris Gregoire over Dino Rossi 48% to 47%. 5% were undecided. The margin of error was +/- 4.1%.

A Rasmussen poll taken March 27 shows mixed partisan preferences among Evergreen State voters. In a potential matchup between Barack Obama and John McCain, the poll shows Obama leading 48% - 43%. However, if Hillary Clinton gets the Democratic nomination, McCain leads her 46% - 43%.