Poll: Senator Van Duyn leads by 15 points in District 49 race

Here’s the press release from the campaign of Senator Terry Van Duyn:

Senator Terry Van Duyn leads Mark Crawford 49 to 34 percent in the race for Senate District 49 with 17 percent of respondents undecided. The poll also finds that 64 percent of likely voters in District 49 disapprove of Republican leadership in the General Assembly.

Public Policy Polling conducted a survey of 797 voters in N.C. Senate District 49 on June 16-17 on behalf of the Van Duyn campaign.

Poll questions and results are as follows (also see attached):

If the election for North Carolina state Senate
were held today, would you vote for the
Democratic or Republican candidate in your
district?
Democrat ……………………………………………….. 57%
Republican……………………………………………… 34%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 9%

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Mark Crawford?
Favorable ………………………………………………. 13%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 15%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 72%

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Terry Van Duyn?
Favorable……………………………………………….. 21%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 14%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 65%

The candidates for North Carolina Senate are
Democrat Terry Van Duyn and Republican
Mark Crawford. If the election were held today,
who would you vote for?
Terry Van Duyn ……………………………………….. 49%
Mark Crawford ………………………………………… 34%
Undecided………………………………………………. 17%

Do you approve or disapprove of the job the
Republican leadership in the North Carolina
General Assembly is doing?
Approve …………………………………………………. 26%
Disapprove……………………………………………… 64%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 10%

In the last presidential election, did you vote for
Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
Barack Obama………………………………………… 56%
Mitt Romney……………………………………………. 39%
Someone else / Don’t remember ……………….. 5%

If you are a woman, press 1. If a man, press 2.
Woman ………………………………………………….. 53%
Man……………………………………………………….. 47%

If you are a Democrat, press 1. If a Republican,
press 2. If you are an independent or identify
with another party, press 3.
Democrat ……………………………………………….. 51%
Republican……………………………………………… 26%
Independent / Other…………………………………. 22%

If you are white, press 1. If African-American,
press 2. If other, press 3.
White …………………………………………………….. 91%
African-American …………………………………….. 4%
Other……………………………………………………… 5%

If you are 18 to 29 years old, press 1. If 30 to
45, press 2. If 46 to 65, press 3. If you are
older than 65, press 4.
18 to 29………………………………………………….. 9%
30 to 45………………………………………………….. 18%
46 to 65………………………………………………….. 44%
Older than 65………………………………………….. 29%