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August 25, 2000
Poll Results | Poll Methodology | Story | Previous Senate Poll
Name Recognition (Asked of All Respondents)
| Candidate | Recognize Favorable | Recognize Unfavorable | Recognize Neutral | Don't Recognize |
| Mark Dayton | 36% | 21% | 31% | 12% |
| Rod Grams | 35% | 31% | 28% | 6% |
| Michael Ciresi | 28% | 17% | 34% | 21% |
| Jerry Janezich | 25% | 12% | 31% | 32% |
| Rebecca Yanisch | 22% | 11% | 29% | 38% |
| James Gibson | 6% | 4% | 17% | 73% |
| Leslie Davis | 5% | 4% | 22% | 69% |
Name Recognition (Asked of Likely DFL Voters)
| Candidate | Recognize Favorable | Recognize Unfavorable | Recognize Neutral | Don't Recognize |
| Mark Dayton | 44% | 16% | 33% | 7% |
| Michael Ciresi | 37% | 9% | 39% | 15% |
| Jerry Janezich | 34% | 8% | 36% | 22% |
| Rebecca Yanisch | 25% | 10% | 34% | 31% |
Question: If you were voting today for the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 2000, which of the following candidates would get your vote? (Order rotated)
| Candidate | Percentage |
| Mark Dayton | 27% |
| Michael Ciresi | 18% |
| Jerry Janezich | 17% |
| Rebecca Yanisch | 13% |
| Dick Franson | 1% |
| Ole Savior | -- |
| Undecided (not read) | 24% |
Asked of All Voters
QUESTION: If the 2000 election for Minnesota's U.S. Senate seat were held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were Rod Grams, the Republican, Mark Dayton, the Democrat, and James Gibson, the Independence Party candidate?
| Option | State | Men | Women |
| Dayton | 44% | 37% | 51% |
| Grams | 41% | 48% | 34% |
| Gibson | 4% | 5% | 3% |
| Undecided | 11% | 10% | 12% |
QUESTION: If the 2000 election for Minnesota's U.S. Senate seat were held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were Rod Grams, the Republican, Michael Ciresi, the Democrat, and James Gibson, the Independence Party candidate?
| Option | State | Men | Women |
| Grams | 42% | 49% | 35% |
| Ciresi | 42% | 37% | 47% |
| Gibson | 4% | 4% | 4% |
| Undecided | 12% | 10% | 14% |
QUESTION: If the 2000 election for Minnesota's U.S. Senate seat were held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were Rod Grams, the Republican, Jerry Janezich, the Democrat, and James Gibson, the Independence Party candidate?
| Option | State | Men | Women |
| Grams | 43% | 47% | 39% |
| Janezich | 39% | 35% | 43% |
| Gibson | 3% | 4% | 2% |
| Undecided | 15% | 14% | 16% |
QUESTION: If the 2000 election for Minnesota's U.S. Senate seat were held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were Rod Grams, the Republican, Rebecca Yanisch, the Democrat, and James Gibson, the Independence Party candidate?
| Option | State | Men | Women |
| Grams | 44% | 49% | 39% |
| Yanisch | 35% | 32% | 38% |
| Gibson | 4% | 5% | 3% |
| Undecided | 17% | 14% | 20% |
POLL METHODOLOGY
The Mason-Dixon Minnesota Poll was conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc. of Washington, D.C. from August 21 through August 23, 2000. A total of 621 registered Minnesota voters were interviewed statewide by telephone. All stated they regularly vote in state elections.
Those interviewed were selected by the random variation of the last four digits of telephone numbers. A cross-section of exchanges were utilized in order to ensure an accurate reflection of the state. Quotas were assigned to reflect voter turn-out county.
The margin for error, according to standards customarily used by statisticians, is no more than plus or minus four percentage points. This means that there is a 95 percent probability that the "true" figure would fall within that range if the entire population were sampled. The margin for error is higher for any subgroup, such as a regional or gender grouping.
This survey also includes and over-sampling of 409 likely Democratic primary voters statewide. This over-sampling was only on the questions related to the Democratic primary election, and not on those regarding the general election. The margin for error on the Democratic primary sample is plus or minus 5%.
Sample Figures:
Men 307 (49%)
Women 314 (51%)
| Region | Interviews |
| Minneapolis/St. Paul | 348 interviews |
| Rochester/Southeast | 70 interviews |
| Southwest Minnesota | 64 interviews |
| Northwest Minnesota | 67 interviews |
| Duluth/Northeast | 72 interviews |
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