State Poll Analysis (More)

New York
CBS CALL: Charles Schumer

Schumer did well with women, African-Americans, Latinos and older voters:

61% of women voted for Schumer.
87% of African-Americans voted for Schumer; 50% of white voters went for D'Amato.
85% of Latinos voted for Schumer.
By age, Schumer captured approximately 58% of the vote among those 45 years of age and older, and 52% of the vote among those 18 to 44 years of age.

31% of Pataki voters went with Schumer.

Not surprisingly, Schumer captured the liberal vote, but he also did well with political moderates and even took a quarter of conservatives.

84% of liberals voted for Schumer, as did 60% of moderates and 23% of conservatives.

In addition:

79% of Jewish voters say they voted for Schumer.

But the majority of Catholics (55%) and Protestants (56%) voted for D'Amato.

Schumer drew strong support from union households as well: 63% of union households say they voted for Schumer today.

By nearly two to one, those voting for Schumer say education and Social Security are the two issues that mattered most to them in their votes for U.S. senator today.

21% of Schumer voters say Social Security and Medicare issues mattered most to them today, compared to 12% of those who voted for D'Amato citing this issue. In large measure, the importance of this issue explains the support Schumer received among those 65 and older, of whom 65% voted for Schumer.

28% of Schumer voters say education was most important to them, compared to 13% of those who voted for D'Amato.

Fully 59% of New York State voters say Al D'Amato has been in office too long.

North Carolina

CBS news is projecting John Edwards (D) the winner in the NC Senate race.

Edwards did particularly well among women, blacks and those under the age of 65.

Among women, Edwards garnered 59% of the vote compared to 39% for Faircloth.

Among African-Americans, 90% voted for Edwards compared with 9% for Faircloth.

Among those age 18 to 64, Edwards garnered 54% compared to 45% for Faircloth.

On the number one and two issues of greatest importance to voters in the Senate race, Social Security and the economy/jobs, Edwards did substantially better than Faircloth.

Among those concerned about Social Security, 72% voted for Edwards compared with 26% for Faircloth.

Among those concerned about the economy and jobs, Edwards received 70% of the vote compared with 30% for Faircloth.

In terms of candidate qualities that mattered most to voters in the Senate race, Faircloth did somewhat better on the number one and two most frequently mentioned qualities -- sharing the votersÂ' view on the issues and honesty/trustworthiness. Edwards did substantially better on the third and fourth most frequently mentioned qualities -- bringing about needed change and caring about people.

Among those who mentioned sharing the votersÂ' views on the issues, Faircloth received 56% othe vote compared with 43% for Edwards.
Among those who mentioned honesty and trustworthiness, Faircloth received 56% of the vote compared with 41% for Edwards. Among those mentioning bring about needed change, Edwards received 79% of the vote compared with 19% for Faircloth. Among those who mentioned caring about people, Edwards received 74% of the vote compared with 26% for Faircloth.

Support for President Clinton is mixed among North Carolina voters today, according to exit polls by the Voter News Service:

· While 63% hold an unfavorable view of Clinton as a person, 57% do not believe Congress should impeach him. Overall, 48% say Congress should censure the president, but 44% reject this suggestion.

· Furthermore, views about whether Clinton should resign are mixed: 47% of voters today say "yes," while 50% say "no," the president should not resign.

· And, although 50% approve of the way Clinton is handling his job, 47% disapprove.

Congress receives mixed job ratings from North Carolina voters as well:
· 50% disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job while 46% of those who voted today say they approve of the way Congress is doing its job.

Voters in North Carolina express generally optimistic attitudes about the state's economy and their own personal financial situations:

· 45% say that compared to two years ago, their own personal financial situations are better, while 47% say their own financial situations have remained the same and 8% say it has gotten worse.

· 37% believe the state's economy will get better during the next year, while 48% believe it will stay the same as now. Only 12% expect the North Carolina economy to get worse during the next year.

North Dakota
CBS CALLS:
Senate: Byron Dorgan (Dem, incumbent)

The strongest bases of support for Dorgan included:
--67% of women voters.
--68% of voters age 60 and older.
--98% of Democrats and 61% of independents.

Dorgan also attracted 41% of those who identify themselves as conservatives.

Overall, 50% of North Dakota voters say they disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job, and Dorgan drew more than two-thirds of these voters (68%).

Clinton receives approval from a slim majority for the way he is handling his job, but voters are divided about other issues surrounding the presidency.
--Overall, 51% approve of the way Clinton is doing his job, but 46% disapprove.
--60% say they do not believe Congress should impeach the president, yet 47% think he should resign while 49% do not think he should resign. In addition, more voters approve of Congress censuring the president than disapprove, 45% to 43%, respectively.

Ohio
As of 6:46 PM
Ohio voters left the polls today generally approving of President Clinton, and saying that the issues surrounding him had nothing to do with their votes.

· 53% approve of the way Cinton is handling his job, but fully 64% say they hold an unfavorable opinion of Clinton as a person.

· 60% say they do not believe Congress should impeach Clinton, yet opinions are divided over censure.

· 46% of Ohio voters say they believe Congress should censure the president, while the same percentage, 46%, say they don't believe he should be censured.

· Overall, 58% of Ohio voters reported that Clinton was not a factor in their votes today, while 17% say their votes were in support of the president and 24% say their votes were in opposition to the President.
As of 6:46 PM
Ohio voters are optimistic about the state economy:

· 85% believe the Ohio economy is in positive shape: 9% rate the state's economy as "excellent" and 76% say it is in "good" shape. In contrast, only 15% believe the state's economy is in negative shape.

· Furthermore, 55% of Ohio voters today say they expect the state's economy to remain the same during the next year, and 27% believe the economy will get better. Only 18% say they expect the Ohio economy to get worse during the coming year.

Oklahoma
A slight majority of Oklahoma voters disapprove of both the way Bill Clinton is handling his job and a similar proportion disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job.

51% of Oklahoma voters disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job, 44% approve.

50% of voters disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job, while 45% approve.

A slight majority of Oklahoma voters (51%) say that Bill Clinton had no impact on their vote for Congress today.

Among those who said that he had an impact, 30% said that one reason they voted the way they did for Congress was to express opposition to the president, 17% said their vote was in part to meant to express support for the president.

Oregon
Oregon voters leaving the polls today expressed broad support for the President and say matters surrounding him did not impact their votes. At the same time, Oregon voters say they disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job.
--56% say they approve of the way Clinton is handling his job as President, although 65% hold an unfavorable opinion of him as a person.
--The majority of Oregon voters, 58%, do not believe Clinton should resign, and they inclined to be against Congressional censure of the President: 47% do not believe Congress should censure the President, but 43% do favor censure.
--Overall, 58% say they disapprove of the way Congress has been doing its job.
--And the overwhelming majority of Oregon voters, 74%, say Clinton was not a factor in how they voted today.

CBS CALL:
Senator: Ron Wyden (Dem, incumbent)
Governor: John Kitzhaber (Dem, incumbent)

Both Wyden and Kitzhaber drew strong support from all key voter groups with the exception Republicans and conservatives. It's notable that fully 80% of moderates say they voted fothe Democratic candidates.

Pennsylvania

CBS is projecting Arlen Spector (Rep) the winner in the U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania, and Tom Ridge (Rep) to repeat as governor.

In the governor race, Ridge beat his opponent by nearly a two to on margin across a variety of demographic categories including: gender, and age.
--Among whites, Ridge garnered 63% of the vote compared with 26% for Itkin.
--However, among blacks, Itkin received 70% of the vote compared with 22% for Ridge.

Union households were fairly evenly split with 45% voting for Ridge and 43% voting for Itkin, while nonunion households voted 63% for Ridge and 25% for Itkin.

In the Senate race Arlen Spector also holds an commanding lead over his opponent in a variety of demographic categories including gender and age. Once again, however, the vast majority of black voters (69%) went to SpectorÂ's Democratic opponent.

Rhode Island
CBS CALL
Governor: Lincoln Almond (Rep, incumbent)

Support for Almond was greatest among these voter groups:
--54% of men
--60% of voters age 60 and older. Notably, the vote was split between Almond and York among those under age 60.
--82% of Republicans and 57% of independent voters.
--70% of conservatives and 52% of moderates.
--57% of those who gave Congress positive approval ratings.

Support for President Clinton is very strong among Rhode Island voters:
--66% approve of the way he is handling his job.
--73% do not believe Congress should impeach Clinton
--64% do not believe Clinton should resign, however, voters are split as to whether or not Congress should censure the president: 47% believe no and 46% believe yes.

South Carolina

A solid majority of South Carolina voters say they do not approve of the way Congress is handling its job, perhaps indicating a backlash against Congress's handling of the impeachment process thus far.

58% say they disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job. 39% say they approve of the way Congress is handling its job

A majority of voters in South Carolina say they do not believe that Congress should impeach President Clinton and remove him from office. This may be somewhat surprising in this Republican stronghold.

South Carolina voters are evenly divided on whether Clinton should resign or be censured. 57% say Congress should not impeach the President (37% say they should). 47% say Clinton should resign, 48% say he should not. 44% say Clinton should be censured by Congress, 48% say he should not.

South Dakota

In South Dakota, voters are fairly evenly divided on both Bill Clinton's and Congress' job performance.
47% of South Dakota voters approve of the way Congress is handling its job while 48% disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job.
Similarly, 50% of South Dakota voters approve of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job while 47% disapprove.
Nonethelss, 62% of South Dakota voters said that Bill Clinton was not a factor in their vote for Congress today. 14% said that expressing support for Bill Clinton played a role in their votes for Congress. 21% said that expressing opposition to the president played a role in their vote for Congress.

A solid majority of South Dakota voters do not think Congress should impeach the president and remove him from office. 60% say Congress should not impeach. 36% say Congress should impeach.

A majority of South Dakota voters also reject the notion that Clinton should resign from office. 54% say Clinton should not resign from office. 43% say Clinton should resign from office.

South Dakota voters are evenly divided on whether Congress should censure the president. 47% say Congress should censure the president and 47% say he should not be censured.

South Dakota voters are relatively evenly divided on how Tom Daschle has handled the Clinton/Lewinsky matter. 48% of voters approve of the way Daschle has handled the matter, while 46% disapprove.

Tennessee
A solid majority of Tennessee voters disapprove of the way both Bill Clinton and Congress are handling their jobs.

54% of Tennessee voters disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job, 44% approve.

58% of Tennessee voter disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job, 40% approve.

A majority of Tennessee voters (54%) had in mind expressing either support or opposition for the president as at least one reason in voting the way they did for Congress today. 20% meant to express support for the president; 34% meant to express opposition to the president.

Looking toward 2000, Al Gore does not appear to have the support for a presidential run that one might expect in home state. 55% of Tennessee voters said they do not believe Al Gore would make a good president.

Texas
CBS is projecting George W. Bush (Rep) the winner in the Texas governorsÂ' race and John Cronyn (Rep) the winner in the race for attorney general.

The lieutenant governorÂ's race between John Sharp (Dem) and Rick Perry remains very close.

With the exception of African-Americans and Hispanics, George W. Bush beat his opponent by nearly a two to one margin in most demographic categories.
--Blacks voted 72% for Mauro and 27% for Bush.
--Hispanics voted 52% for Mauro and 47% for Bush.

One the issue mentioned most frequently as the issue that mattered most in the governorÂ's race, education, 64% voted for Bush and 35% for Mauro.

Utah
CBS Call:
Governor: Robert Bennett (Rep, incumbent)

Bennett drew support from virtually all voter groups, with the exception of Democrats and those who disapprove of the way Congress is doing its job.

Voters in Utah strongly disapprove of Clinton and the way he is doing his job:
--60% give negative job approval ratings to Clinton.
--56% favor Clinton resigning, but they are divided abouimpeachment: 46% do not believe Congress should impeach Clinton, yet 43% do support impeachment. Furthermore, 49% are in favor of censure while 38% are opposed.

Vermont
CBS Call:
Senator: Patrick Leahy (Dem, incumbent)
Governor: Howard Dean (Dem, incumbent)

Both candidates received strong support from most voter groups with the exception of Republicans and conservatives. Notably, there was significant cross-over vote from Republicans to Senator Leahy. 40% of Republicans voted for Leahy.

President Clinton enjoys high approval ratings in Vermont:
--61% approve of the way Clinton is handling his job.
--68% oppose impeachment and while 44% favor censure, 47% oppose it.
--61% do not believe the president should resign.

Virginia
(No exit polls conducted in the state.)

Washington
CBS is projecting that Patty Murray will be the winner in the U.S. Senate race in Washington.

In addition, CBS projects that Initiative 692, which permits the medical use of marijuana, will pass (60% to 40%), while Initiative 694 banning partial birth abortions will be defeated (57% to 43%). Initiative 200, which prohibits discrimination or preferential treatment, appears to be on its way to passage (59% to 41%).

In the U.S. Senate race, Murray did particularly well with women and moderates.
--Among women, Murray garnered 61% of the vote and Smith 38%.
--Among moderates, Murray received 64% of the vote compared with 35% for Smith.

Murray also did particularly well on the issues mentioned most frequently as mattering the most in the U.S. Senate race, education and Social Security. Among those who mentioned Social Security, Murray received 62% of the vote and Smith 32%. Among those who mentioned education, Murray received 79% of the vote compared with 20% for Smith.

West Virginia
(No exit polls conducted in the state.)

Wisconsin
CBS CALLS
Senator: Russ Feingold (Dem, incumbent)
Governor Tommy Thompson (Rep, incumbent)

Feingold drew support from the following voter groups:
--51% of women.
--59% moderates.
--59% of those who said social security was the issue that mattered most in their votes today.

Thompson drew support from the following voter groups:
--58% of moderates.
--76% of those who give Congress positive job approval ratings.

The president receives positive job approval ratings, but fewer view him favorably as a person. While 55% of Wisconsins approve of Clinton's job perfomance, there's a hardcore group of Republicans and conservatives who have a negative opinion of the president.

Overall, 42% of Wisconsin voters disapprove strongly of Clinton's job performance and also have an unfavorable opinion of him as a person.

Still, 63% oppose impeachment, 53% are against Clinton resigning and 50% do not believe Congress should censure him.

Wyoming
CBS CALL:
Goernor: Jim Geringer (Rep, incumbent)

Geringer drew support from all key voter groups, with the exception Democrats and liberals.

Voters in Wyoming give negative ratings to Clinton's job performance.
--51% say they disapprove of the way Clinton is handling his job as president.
--Still, 62% say Clinton was not a factor in how they voted today.
--Voters are opposed to impeachment (58%), yet they are divided about whether Clinton should resign: 49% are in favor of Clinton resigning, while 47% are opposed. They also lean in favor of censure: 46% say Congress should censure the president, while 42% disagree.