Tuesday, October 10, 2006
On this day:

Riley leading Baxley by large margin

According to a Mobile Press Register/University of South Alabama poll, Gov. Riley holds a 57-32% lead over Lucy Baxley among likely voters. In other statewide races:
The race for lieutenant governor was tied, with Republican Luther Strange and Democrat Jim Folsom Jr. each at 43 percent.

Republican Troy King, bidding for a full term as attorney general, was 2 percentage points ahead of Democrat John Tyson Jr., the Mobile County district attorney.

Secretary of State Nancy Worley, a Democrat seeking re-election, had a 1 point advantage on Republican Beth Chapman, the state auditor. ...

Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks was strongly positioned in his race for re-election, according to the poll, drawing 49 percent support to lead Republican Albert Lipscomb by 21 points. ...

State Treasurer Kay Ivey, a Republican seeking re-election, had a lead of 11 percentage points on Democrat Steve Segrest. Samantha Shaw, the Republican candidate for state auditor, had a 7 point edge on Democrat Janie Baker Clark.
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Forty-five percent of the people polled said they identified more closely with the Republican Party, while 35 percent leaned toward the Democratic side. Twenty percent did not answer or said they identified with neither party.