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Strickland Leads Blackwell, Montgomery, and Petro
by Jess Goode
January 10, 2006

Congressman Ted Strickland Leads GOP Rivals by 4 to 16 Points in Head-to-Head Match-ups

Columbus, Ohio - Ohio gubernatorial candidate Congressman Ted Strickland holds a lead over every Republican challenger for the governor's office, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports poll released Saturday.

The survey, conducted January 3, shows Strickland with a four-point lead over Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell, 44% to 40%. Strickland leads Attorney General Jim Petro by five points, 43% to 38%.

The survey also found that Strickland leads Ohio State Auditor Betty Montgomery by a sixteen-point margin, 49% to 33%.

According to Rasmussen Reports, Strickland is viewed favorably by 54% of respondents, higher than the Republican challengers and significantly higher than the 40% favorability rating attributed to Strickland in the previous Rasmussen Reports poll (November).

For more information please visit: http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/
January%202006/Ohio%20Governor%20January%204.htm

According to Rasmussen Reports, the telephone survey of 500 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports January 3, 2005. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 4.5 percentage points at the midpoint with a 95% level of confidence. (From www.RasmussenReports.com)

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