St. Cloud State University conducted a survey of 628 Minnesota adults between Oct 10 and Oct 21, 2010. Respondents were contacted by either Cellphone or Landline and instructed by a live operator. The results of this poll were released on Oct 25, 2010.

The poll was sponsored by FairVote Minnesota and MinnPost.

Results were provided for each of the 5 publicly acknowledged questions, but the ordering was not published.

Question 1 | PreferenceView Matchup

Generic: If the election were held today, how would you vote? Emmer, Dayton, Horner?

This question was presented to 462 likely voters from Minnesota who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 5%.

The question wording was not made public by St. Cloud State University, FairVote Minnesota nor MinnPost; instead, a generic question has been editorially submitted.

Question 2 | Preference

Generic: If Minnesota had a Ranked Choice Voting System, what would your first choice be? Emmer, Dayton, Horner

This question was presented to 462 likely voters from Minnesota who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 5%.

The question wording was not made public by St. Cloud State University, FairVote Minnesota nor MinnPost; instead, a generic question has been editorially submitted.

Question 3 | Yes/No

Generic: Are you definitely going to vote for the candidate you've already indicated?

This question was presented to 462 likely voters from Minnesota who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 5%.

The question wording was not made public by St. Cloud State University, FairVote Minnesota nor MinnPost; instead, a generic question has been editorially submitted.

Question 4 | Other

Generic: What is your temperature reading for the following candidates (50-Neutral, 0-Terrible, 100-Very Warm):

This question was presented to 462 likely voters from Minnesota who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 5%.

The question wording was not made public by St. Cloud State University, FairVote Minnesota nor MinnPost; instead, a generic question has been editorially submitted.

Question 5 | Yes/No

Generic: Would you like to use the Ranked Choice Voting system? (Explained if not understood)

This question was presented to 462 likely voters from Minnesota who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 5%.

The question wording was not made public by St. Cloud State University, FairVote Minnesota nor MinnPost; instead, a generic question has been editorially submitted.