Marist Institute for Public Opinion conducted a survey of 1406 Wisconsin adults between Sep 16 and Sep 18, 2012. Respondents were contacted by either Cellphone or Landline and instructed by a live operator. The results of this poll were released on Sep 20, 2012.

The poll was sponsored by NBC News and the Wall Street Journal.

Results were provided for each of the 2 publicly acknowledged questions along with the order in which they were presented.

Question 5 | PreferenceView Matchup

If November's presidential election were held today, whom would you support if the candidates are: Barack Obama and Joe Biden, the Democrats; Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, the Republicans; Other; Undecided

This question was presented to 968 likely voters from Wisconsin who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 3.2%.

The question wording was provided by Marist Institute for Public Opinion, NBC News and the Wall Street Journal.

Question 10 | PreferenceView Matchup

If November's election for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin were held today, whom would you support if the candidates are: Tammy Baldwin, the Democrat; Tommy Thompson, the Republican; Undecided

This question was presented to 968 likely voters from Wisconsin who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 3.2%.

The question wording was provided by Marist Institute for Public Opinion, NBC News and the Wall Street Journal.