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Poll favors Mink; McDermott says figures are wrong By Crystal Kua ckua@starbulletin.com Voters will likely give the late U.S. Rep. Patsy Mink her final election win in November, according to results of the latest Star-Bulletin/KITV 4 News poll. The poll shows Democrat Mink, who died Sept. 28, with 60 percent of vote, Republican Bob McDermott with 19 percent, others with 3 percent and the undecided with 18 percent. "I look at those numbers and I'm befuddled," McDermott said. "I think my dog, Elvis, can score better than 19." McDermott said he questions the reliability of the poll. "I don't think...

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<p>Five weeks before the election, Republican Linda Lingle has a slight lead over Democrat Mazie Hirono, but Hirono is gaining ground, according to The Honolulu Advertiser/News 8 Hawai'i Poll.</p> <p>The Hawai'i Poll found Lingle's support has been flat for almost four months, while Hirono has nearly halved the 15-point lead that Lingle held in early June.</p>

Lingle leading in poll over rival Democrats Hirono and Case are doing better than Lingle on the Big Isle By Richard Borreca Linda Lingle remains 12 percentage points ahead of her closest rival, Lt. Gov. Mazie Hirono, according to a new public opinion poll taken for the Honolulu Star-Bulletin and KITV 4 News. The poll asks voters whom they would vote for if the election for governor were held now and the candidates were Republican Lingle against Democrats Hirono, Rep. Ed Case or businessman and former legislator D.G. "Andy" Anderson. The poll shows that Lingle would get 43 percent of...