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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 24, 2014
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dan Sullivan holds a 6 point lead over Mark Begich with only 4% of likely
voters reporting they are undecided. Voter intensity appears to be on Dan Sullivans side those who
report they are extremely interested in this election favor Dan Sullivan by 12 points.
Over half of likely voters (54%) believe it is time to give someone else a chance at the job. Alaskans
disapprove of President Obama by a margin of over 2-to-1, and over two-out-of-three (69%) believe the
country is on the wrong track.

In the election for U.S. Senate, who would you most likely vote for if the election were held
today Dan Sullivan the Republican, or Mark Begich the Democrat?
Overall

Among 58% who are extremely

interested in the election*

Dan Sullivan ................................................................. 49% ............................................... 52%

Mark Begich .............................................................................. 43% ................................................... 40%
Someone else .............................................................................. 4% ..................................................... 5%
Undecided ..................................................................................... 4% ..................................................... 3%

Would you say that Mark Begich has performed his job as Senator well enough to deserve
re-election, or do you think it is time to give a new person a chance to do better?
Deserves re-election.............................................................. 40%

New person a chance ..................................... 54%

Unsure ............................................................................................. 6%

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as President?

Approve....................................................................................... 32%

Disapprove .................................................................... 65%

Unsure ............................................................................................. 3%

Generally speaking, would you say that things in this country are headed in the right direction
or would you say that things are headed off on the wrong track?
Right direction ......................................................................... 20%

Wrong track ................................................................. 69%

Unsure .......................................................................................... 11%
* Question read: On a scale of 1 to 10 with 1 meaning you are not at all interested and 10 meaning you are extremely interested,
how interested are you in this Novembers election? 10 = 58%, 9 or less = 42%

Alaska statewide survey

n=800 likely General election voters
Conducted: September 14-17, 2014
Telephone survey with live interviewers
Cell phone and landline phones included
Margin of error: 3.5% at 95% confidence interval
Research paid for by U.S. Chamber of Commerce