Suffolk University conducted a survey of 500 Massachusetts likely voters between May 4 and May 7, 2013. Respondents were contacted by either Cellphone or Landline and instructed by a live operator. The results of this poll were released on May 8, 2013.
The poll was sponsored by WHDH TV (NBC: Boston).
Results were provided for the only publicly acknowledged question.
Question 9 | PreferenceView Matchup
Q9. On June 25th the General election for U.S. Senate will be held. The three candidates listed on your ballot are Gabriel Gomez - REPUBLICAN, Edward Markey - DEMOCRAT, and Richard Heos - TWELVE VISIONS PARTY. For whom will you vote or toward whom do you lean at this time - Gomez, Markey, or Heos (HEE-ohs)?
| Markey (D) | Gomez (R) | Undecided | Refused | Heos (TVP) | Total |
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All | 52.2% 261 | 35% 175 | 11% 55 | 1% 5 | 0.8% 4 | 500 Likely |
Female | 55.64% 148 | 33.08% 88 | 10.15% 27 | 0 | 1.13% 3 | 53.2% 266 |
Male | 48.72% 114 | 37.18% 87 | 11.97% 28 | 2.14% 5 | 0.43% 1 | 46.8% 234 |
Democrat | 78.65% 140 | 11.8% 21 | 7.3% 13 | 1.12% 2 | 1.12% 2 | 35.6% 178 |
Independent | 41.42% 111 | 42.54% 114 | 14.55% 39 | 1.12% 3 | 0.37% 1 | 53.6% 268 |
Republican | 18.52% 10 | 74.07% 40 | 5.56% 3 | 0 | 1.85% 1 | 10.8% 54 |
This question was presented to 500 likely voters from Massachusetts who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 4.4% at the 95% confidence level.
The question wording was provided by Suffolk University and WHDH TV (NBC: Boston).