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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES / NATIONAL / EXIT POLL 13,251 Respondents
TOTAL | Democrat | Republican |
White (79%) | 47% | 51% |
African-American (10%) | 89% | 10% |
Latino (8%) | 69% | 30% |
Asian (2%) | 62% | 37% |
Other (2%) | 55% | 42% |
VOTE BY RACE / EAST / EXIT POLL
TOTAL | Democrat | Republican |
White (81%) | 58% | 40% |
African-American (10%) | 89% | 10% |
Latino (6%) | 81% | 18% |
Asian (2%) | 80% | 20% |
Other (1%) | 62% | 34% |
VOTE BY RACE / MIDWEST / EXIT POLL
TOTAL | Democrat | Republican |
White (85%) | 47% | 52% |
African-American (8%) | 94% | 5% |
Latino (4%) | 69% | 30% |
Asian (1%) | 68% | 27% |
Other (1%) | 47% | 53% |
VOTE BY RACE / WEST / EXIT POLL
TOTAL | Democrat | Republican |
White (74%) | 49% | 48% |
African-American (4%) | 82% | 17% |
Latino (16%) | 72% | 27% |
Asian (4%) | 53% | 47% |
Other (3%) | 59% | 37% |
SENATE RACES
CALIFORNIA - 2,649 Respondents
TOTAL | Feinstein | Mountjoy |
White (67%) | 53% | 41% |
African-American (4%) | 87% | 13% |
Latino (19%) | 71% | 22% |
Asian (6%) | 70% | 26% |
Other (3%) | 63% | 27% |
HAWAII – 703 Respondents
TOTAL | Akaka | Thielen |
White (31%) | 44% | 55% |
African-American (2%) | * | * |
Latino (9%) | 68% | 27% |
Asian (33%) | 67% | 31% |
Other (24%) | 69% | 28% |
NEW JERSEY - 2,013 Respondents
TOTAL | Menendez | Kean, Jr. |
White (77%) | 47% | 50% |
African-American (10%) | 82% | 15% |
Latino (9%) | 71% | 28% |
Asian (3%) | 74% | 24% |
Other (1%) | * | * |
VIRGINIA - 2,011 Respondents
TOTAL | Allen | Webb |
White (78%) | 58% | 42% |
African-American (16%) | 15% | 85% |
Latino (2%) | * | * |
Asian (3%) | 32% | 68% |
Other (2%) | * | * |
GOVERNOR RACES
CALIFORNIA – 2705 Respondents
TOTAL | Schwarzenegger | Angelides | Camejo |
White (68%) | 63% | 32% | 2% |
African-American (5%) | 27% | 70% | 0% |
Latino (19%) | 39% | 56% | 3% |
Asian (6%) | 62% | 37% | 1% |
Other (3%) | 53% | 38% | 4% |
HAWAII - 716 Respondents
TOTAL | Lingle | Iwase |
White (32%) | 65% | 30% |
African-American (2%) | * | * |
Latino (9%) | 59% | 37% |
Asian (32%) | 60% | 40% |
Other (25%) | 69% | 31% |