Sept. 24, 2000
The latest KSL/ Deseret News poll shows Utahns are more likely to re-elect the people who are already in office.
But a few offices are still up for grabs, including
Utah's Second Congressional Seat.
Political specialist Richard Piatt has more on where the votes would likely fall if the election were today.
There is a lot of money going into Utah's 2nd District Congressional Race. That's because both Republicans
and Democrats consider the seat a plum prize, and plan to fight for it.
Utah's 2nd District
| Smith |
32% |
| Matheson |
46% |
| Don't Know |
15% |
| Error |
+/- 7% |
Results of a Dan Jones poll of 200 Second District voters shows the fight is on.
Democrat Jim Matheson is ahead of Smith by 14 percentage points.
The results seem to be in Matheson's favor, but the large number of undecided voters indicates the race might be close, right down to election day.
Utah's 2nd District
Other Candidates
| Peter Pixton |
1% |
| Bruce Bangerter |
4% |
| Other |
2% |
| Steven A. Voris |
0% |
| Error |
+/- 7% |
Another factor in this race is alternate candidates. The three together attracted 7 percent of the people responding to this poll.
U.S. Senate
| Hatch |
59% |
| Howell |
26% |
| Others |
6% |
| Don't Know |
10% |
| Error |
+/-4% |
Results of the other Congressional races show incumbant candidates are heavily favored.
Results from 613 voters statewide show Senator Orrin Hatch leading Democratic challenger Scott Howell.
Alternate candidates gathered 6 percent of the respondents, another 10 percent are undecided.
Utah's 1st District
| Hansen |
58% |
| McConkie Collinwood |
25% |
| Others |
5% |
| Don't Know |
11% |
| Error |
+/- 7% |
In Utah's First Congressional District, Congressman Jim Hansen leads Kathleen McConkie Collinwood by a wide margin. 202 voters were polled for that race.
Utah's 3rd District
| Cannon |
49% |
| Dunn |
25% |
| Others |
7% |
| Don't Know |
19% |
| Error |
+/- 7% |
A survey of 206 people in Utah's third District show Republican Chris Cannon leading Democrat Donald Dunn. But 19 percent of those responding say they're undecided, and third party candidates gathered 7 percent.
That could indicate a real race is in store for Congressman Cannon, who ran unopposed two years ago.
