Latest Civitas Poll Highlights Republican Voters’ Opinions of Statewide Races

January 29, 2016
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CONTACT: Demi Dowdy (919) 834-2099 demi.dowdy@nccivitas.org

RALEIGH – The latest Civitas poll included questions on key political attitudes, including likely Republican voters’ opinions of statewide races.

The text of the questions is as follows:*

If the Republican Primary Election for U.S. Senate were held today, for whom would you vote between: (READ IN ORDER) Larry Holmquist, Paul Wright, Greg Brannon, or Richard Burr?

1%          Total Holmquist
3%          Total Wright
7%          Total Brannon
45%        Total Burr
42%        Lean/ Undecided
1%          Definitely Holmquist
—             Probably Holmquist
1%          Lean Holmquist
2%          Definitely Wright
1%          Probably Wright
—             Lean Wright
5%          Definitely Brannon
2%          Probably Brannon
—             Lean Brannon
26%        Definitely Burr
19%        Probably Burr
4%          Lean Burr
38%        Hard Undecided
—             Named Other
1%          Refused

 

If the Republican Primary Election for North Carolina Governor were being held today, for whom would you vote between: (READ IN ORDER) Pat McCrory or C. Robert Brawley?

63%        Total McCrory
8%          Total Brawley
28%        Total Lean/ Undecided
49%        Definitely McCrory
14%        Probably McCrory
2%          Lean McCrory
23%        Undecided
3%          Lean Brawley
4%          Probably Brawley
4%          Definitely Brawley
1%          Refused

If the Republican Primary Election for Secretary of State were being held today, for whom would you vote between: (READ IN ORDER) Michael LaPaglia or A. J. Daoud?

6%          Total LaPaglia
7%          Total Daoud
85%        Total Lean/ Undecided
3%          Definitely LaPaglia
3%          Probably LaPaglia
1%          Lean LaPaglia
81%        Undecided
3%          Lean Daoud
4%          Probably Daoud
3%          Definitely Daoud
2%          Refused

If the Republican Primary Election for Attorney General were being held today, for whom would you vote between: (READ IN ORDER) Buck Newton or Jim O’Neill?

5%          Total Newton
16%        Total O’Neill
77%        Total Lean/ Undecided
3%          Definitely Newton

2%          Probably Newton
1%          Lean Newton
72%        Undecided
3%          Lean O’Neill
7%          Probably O’Neill
9%          Definitely O’Neill
1%          Refused

If the Republican Primary Election for Superintendent of Public Instruction were being held today, for whom would you vote between: (READ IN ORDER) Mark Johnson or Rosemary Stein?

11%        Total Johnson
7%          Total Stein
80%        Total Lean/ Undecided
7%          Definitely Johnson
5%          Probably Johnson
2%          Lean Johnson
76%        Undecided
2%          Lean Stein
2%          Probably Stein
5%          Definitely Stein
1%          Refused

If the Republican Primary Election for Commissioner of Insurance were being held today, for whom would you vote between: (READ IN ORDER) Ron Pierce or Mike Causey?

6%          Total Pierce
10%        Total Causey
84%        Total Lean/ Undecided
5%          Definitely Pierce
2%          Probably Pierce
2%          Lean Pierce
80%        Undecided
1%          Lean Causey
4%          Probably Causey
6%          Definitely Causey

—             Refused

The poll surveyed 500 likely Republican primary voters, 30 percent on cell phones. The margin of error was plus/minus 4.38 percent. The survey was taken January 13-14 & 16, 2016 and January 18-19, 2016.

Cross tabs can be found here.

*Due to rounding, totals may not equal 100.

Civitas President Francis De Luca will be available for interviews to discuss the poll and issues of the day. To arrange an interview, email Demi Dowdy at demi.dowdy@nccivitas.org or call 919.834.2099.

Founded in 2005, the Civitas Institute is a Raleigh, NC-based, 501(c)(3) nonprofit policy organization committed to creating a North Carolina whose citizens enjoy liberty and prosperity derived from limited government, personal responsibility and civic engagement. Civitas conducts the only regular live-caller polling of North Carolina voters.

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