Western New England University conducted a survey of 528 Massachusetts registered voters between Apr 11 and Apr 18, 2013. Respondents were contacted by either Cellphone or Landline and instructed by a live operator. The results of this poll were released on Apr 21, 2013.

The poll was sponsored by WSHM TV (CBS: Springfiled, MA), The Republican and MassLive.Com.

Results were provided for each of the 8 publicly acknowledged questions along with the order in which they were presented.

Question 6 | PreferenceView Matchup

If the Republican primary were held today, would you vote for Gabriel Gomez, Michael Sullivan, (or) Dan Winslow? (Names were rotated in random order.) INTERVIEWER: IF VOTER IS UNSURE: Toward which candidate are you leaning?

This question was presented to 128 likely voters from Massachusetts who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 9%.

The question wording was provided by Western New England University, WSHM TV (CBS: Springfiled, MA), The Republican and MassLive.Com.

Question 8 | PreferenceView Matchup

If the Democratic primary were held today, would you vote for Stephen Lynch or Ed Markey? (Names were rotated in random order.) INTERVIEWER: IF VOTER IS UNSURE: Toward which candidate are you leaning?

This question was presented to 270 likely voters from Massachusetts who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 6%.

The question wording was provided by Western New England University, WSHM TV (CBS: Springfiled, MA), The Republican and MassLive.Com.

Question 10 | PreferenceView Matchup

If the election for Senate were held today and the candidates were Gabriel Gomez, the Republican, and Ed Markey, the Democrat, would you vote for Gabriel Gomez, Ed Markey, or some other candidate for Senate? (If no preference is stated): At this moment do you lean more toward Gabriel Gomez, the Republican, or more toward Ed Markey, the Democrat?

This question was presented to 480 likely voters from Massachusetts who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 4.5% at the 95% confidence level.

The question wording was provided by Western New England University, WSHM TV (CBS: Springfiled, MA), The Republican and MassLive.Com.

Question 11 | PreferenceView Matchup

If the election for Senate were held today and the candidates were Michael Sullivan, the Republican, and Ed Markey, the Democrat, would you vote for Michael Sullivan, Ed Markey, or some other candidate for Senate? (If no preference is stated): At this moment do you lean more toward Michael Sullivan, the Republican, or more toward Ed Markey, the Democrat?

This question was presented to 480 likely voters from Massachusetts who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 4.5% at the 95% confidence level.

The question wording was provided by Western New England University, WSHM TV (CBS: Springfiled, MA), The Republican and MassLive.Com.

Question 12 | PreferenceView Matchup

If the election for Senate were held today and the candidates were Dan Winslow, the Republican, and Ed Markey, the Democrat, would you vote for Dan Winslow, Ed Markey, or some other candidate for Senate? (If no preference is stated): At this moment do you lean more toward Dan Winslow, the Republican, or more toward Ed Markey, the Democrat?

This question was presented to 480 likely voters from Massachusetts who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 4.5% at the 95% confidence level.

The question wording was provided by Western New England University, WSHM TV (CBS: Springfiled, MA), The Republican and MassLive.Com.

Question 13 | PreferenceView Matchup

If the election for Senate were held today and the candidates were Gabriel Gomez, the Republican, and Stephen Lynch, the Democrat, would you vote for Gabriel Gomez, Stephen Lynch, or some other candidate for Senate? (If no preference is stated): At this moment do you lean more toward Gabriel Gomez, the Republican, or more toward Stephen Lynch, the Democrat?

This question was presented to 480 likely voters from Massachusetts who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 4.5% at the 95% confidence level.

The question wording was provided by Western New England University, WSHM TV (CBS: Springfiled, MA), The Republican and MassLive.Com.

Question 14 | PreferenceView Matchup

If the election for Senate were held today and the candidates were Michael Sullivan, the Republican, and Stephen Lynch, the Democrat, would you vote for Michael Sullivan, Stephen Lynch, or some other candidate for Senate? (If no preference is stated): At this moment do you lean more toward Michael Sullivan, the Republican, or more toward Stephen Lynch, the Democrat?

This question was presented to 480 likely voters from Massachusetts who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 4.5% at the 95% confidence level.

The question wording was provided by Western New England University, WSHM TV (CBS: Springfiled, MA), The Republican and MassLive.Com.

Question 15 | PreferenceView Matchup

If the election for Senate were held today and the candidates were Dan Winslow, the Republican, and Stephen Lynch, the Democrat, would you vote for Dan Winslow, Stephen Lynch, or some other candidate for Senate? (If no preference is stated): At this moment do you lean more toward Dan Winslow, the Republican, or more toward Stephen Lynch, the Democrat?

This question was presented to 480 likely voters from Massachusetts who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 4.5% at the 95% confidence level.

The question wording was provided by Western New England University, WSHM TV (CBS: Springfiled, MA), The Republican and MassLive.Com.