OKLA. CITY – Inhofe maintains double-digit lead although lead narrows.
TvPoll.com conducted the scientific study using an IVR technique of 801 likely voters in Oklahoma October 4-5, 2008. The study has a margin of error of ± 3.46% and was weighted by sex, age, congressional district and political party.
Jim Inhofe (R) leads the race for US Senate by 13 points, with 40% of Oklahoma voters backing opponent Andrew Rice (D).
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voters most likely to support Inhofe from week to week are conservative in their political beliefs, older and married; the most coveted demographics of the electorate.
Those most likely to support Rice are liberal in their political beliefs, retired and not likely to attend church often.
Inhofe is consistently receiving double-digit support over Rice in every Congressional District, but Rice has gained in Oklahoma’s 2nd Congressional District represented by Dan Boren (D) despite being his weak area in the primary.
More and more likely voters have begun to make up their mind in this race as the group of undecided has dropped considerably from 10% three weeks ago to 5% in Week 5.
While Inhofe has remained at a re-election number since polling began September 8th, Rice has tapered the distance, gaining 10 points over these five weeks. However, fewer and fewer voters remain available for Rice to completely close this gap.
TvPoll.com will continue the weekly tracking poll in Oklahoma through the election for its media client, News9 (CBS-Oklahoma City).