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Poll: Kelly holds slight lead over Benanav
By William Wilcoxen, Minnesota Public Radio
November 2, 2001
Part of MPR's online coverage of Campaign 2001
Poll Results | Poll Methodology | Story
If you recognize the individual's name, do you have a favorable, unfavorable or neutral opinion of that person?
| Candidate | Recognize favorable | Recognize unfavorable | Recognize neutral | Don't recognize |
| Randy Kelly | 47% | 10% | 38% | 5% |
| Jay Benanav | 41% | 12% | 39% | 8% |
If the election for mayor were held today, would you vote for Jay Benanav or Randy Kelly?
| Candidate | City | Men | Women |
| Kelly | 45% | 48% | 42% |
| Benanav | 39% | 39% | 39% |
| Undecided | 16% | 13% | 19% |
How would you rate the performance of Norm Coleman as mayor?
| City | Men | Women | |
| Excellent | 33% | 35% | 31% |
| Good | 42% | 37% | 47% |
| Fair | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| Poor | 5% | 7% | 3% |
| Undecided | 1% | 1% | 1% |
Which of the following issues do you consider the most important issues facing St. Paul today?
| Option | Response |
| Quality of public schools | 22% |
| Property taxes | 18% |
| Housing | 17% |
| Job creation/economic development | 10% |
| Crime and drugs | 9% |
| Downtown viability | 7% |
| Civil defense and general public safety | 6% |
| Need for better leadership | 4% |
| Quality of city services | 2% |
| Other/Not sure | 5% |
Has your view of the most important issues facing the city changed in light of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks?
| Option | Response |
| Yes | 21% |
| No | 76% |
| Not Sure | 3% |
How would you assess the city's efforts regarding downtown development and neighborhood issues. Is the city...
| Choice | Response |
| Paying too much attention to downtown? | 32% |
| Paying too much attention to neighborhoods? | 4% |
| Striking the right balance between the two? | 55% |
| Not sure | 9% |
POLL METHODOLOGY
The MPR poll was conducted October 26-29, 2001 by Mason-Dixon Polling &
Research, Inc. of Washington, D.C. A total of 406 likely voters in Minneapolis were interviewed 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 by county.
The margin for error, according to standards customarily used by statisticians, is no more than plus or minus 5 percentage points.
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