Alioto Releases Poll Results:
San Francisco– Democratic candidate for California Secretary of State Michela Alioto today announced the findings of a statewide public opinion survey commissioned by her campaign.
The poll found that the race for Secretary of State is tied, with 29% supporting Alioto, 29% supporting the incumbent Bill Jones, and 42% of respondents undecided. However, support for Alioto was stronger, with 44% of her supporters stating they would “definitely” vote for her, while only 40% of Jones supporters responded similarly.
The poll also found that Alioto has a higher name identification than the incumbent. In fact, 69% of respondents stated that they had never heard of Bill Jones and a total of 85% of respondents indicated that they had either not heard of Jones or had no opinion of him.
“I am very pleased to be tied with the incumbent at this early juncture of the campaign, particularly in consideration of his 3� years in office,” Alioto said. “The usual advantages of incumbency are not working in his favor.”
“Californians overwhelmingly feel that it is time for a change from Republican leadership in Sacramento, and this sentiment is reflected in the findings of our poll,” Alioto continued.
The poll was conducted by Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin & Associates. 800 likely voters were surveyed between July 8-12. The margin of error of the findings is � 3.5%. In all ballot tests, candidates were identified by their ballot designations.