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Poll puts governor hopefuls dead even 09/15/02 TOM GORDON News staff writer Don Siegelman and Bob Riley are running almost dead even in their campaign for governor with two months left before Alabama's Nov. 5 general election, according to a new poll. The poll, a random telephone survey of 500 likely voters, shows Riley, a three-term Republican congressman, with 45 percent support and Siegelman, the incumbent Democrat, with 43 percent. Ten percent said they were undecided, while 2 percent said they would support Libertarian John Sophocleus. The margin of error was 4.4 percent for the poll, taken Monday through Thursday....

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Poll sees Riley with slim edge 09/08/02 By BILL BARROW Capital Bureau MONTGOMERY -- A new statewide poll shows Republican U.S. Rep. Bop Riley of Ashland holding a narrow lead over Democratic Gov. Don Siegelman in an increasingly bitter gubernatorial race widely expected to erupt into a gutter war as the Nov. 5 election draws closer. The Mobile Register-University of South Alabama survey last week of 740 registered, likely voters has Riley drawing 44 percent support to Siegelman's 41 percent. Libertarian John Sophocleus checks in at 1 percent, leaving 14 percent undecided. The margin of error is 3.6 percentage points....

Poll shows Siegelman has closed gap in governor's race By PHILLIP RAWLS Associated Press Writer September 05, 2002 A new poll conducted by the Alabama Education Association's in-house polling firm shows Democratic Gov. Don Siegelman has closed the gap with Republican challenger Bob Riley in the governor's race. "Statistically, it's dead even," poll director Gerald Johnson said Thursday. The survey also found Democrat Lucy Baxley leading for lieutenant governor, Republican incumbent Bill Pryor on top in the attorney general's race and Republican incumbent Jeff Sessions in front for the U.S. Senate. The fact that neither political party dominated the poll...

Term-limited South Dakota Gov. Bill Janklow jumped ahead of former U.S. Sen. Larry Pressler in the GOP contest for a House seat Tuesday, while Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman easily defeated his chief opponent for the Democratic primary. In New Jersey, wealthy businessman Douglas Forrester defeated two state senators for the right to challenge scandal-tarnished Democratic Sen. Robert Torricelli (news, bio, voting record). Scott Garrett, a conservative lawmaker opposed by retiring New Jersey congresswoman Marge Roukema, won the GOP contest to replace her.In all, seven states held elections on the busiest primary day so far of the 2002 season.In Alabama, Siegelman,...

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) -- Rep. Bob Riley has pulled ahead of fellow Republicans in his bid for governor and leads Democratic Gov. Don Siegelman in a head-to-head matchup, according to a new statewide poll. Riley led Lt. Gov. Steve Windom 45 percent to 25 percent among people likely to vote in the June 4 Republican primary, according to the Mobile Register-University of South Alabama poll released Sunday. It showed Riley has gained nearly 20 percentage points since a similar poll in February. Twenty-three percent of likely primary voters were undecided, however, and Riley's nomination was not assured, said David Martin,...