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 |
|---|
| 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).