Tight Race Shaping Up for Obama's Old Senate Seat

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Five-term Republican Rep. Mark Kirk matches up within the margin-of-error against two potential Democratic candidates for the Illinois Senate seat being vacated by Roland Burris and has a ten point lead over a third Democratic candidate, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Oct. 14.

The seat is the one formerly held by President Obama.

Kirk is tied at 41 percent with state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias with 4 percent preferring some other candidate and 13 percent undecided. He leads Chicago Urban League President Cheryle Jackson by 43 percent to 39 percent with 4 percent preferring someone else and 13 percent undecided. The margin of error is 4.5 points.

A third Democrat, former federal prosecutor David Hoffman trails Kirk. Kirk polls 43 percent to Hoffman's 33 percent with 8 percent preferring someone else and 16 percent undecided.

Giannoulias is considered the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination and has far outpaced his rivals in raising money.

Filed Under: Senate, Polls, Poll Watch, 2010 Elections

Tagged: Alexi Giannoulias, AlexiGiannoulias, Cheryle Jackson, CheryleJackson, Illinois Senate Race, IllinoisSenateRace, Mark Kirk, MarkKirk

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