2012 Democratic U.S. Senator Primary Vote Choice (October 2011)

2012 Democratic U.S. Senator Primary Vote Choice (October 2011)

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categorycolumn-1
Chris Bell15%
Chet Edwards9%
Ricardo Sanchez11%
Another Democratic candidate10%
Don't know55%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Chris Bell14%7%66%
Chet Edwards10%0%0%
Ricardo Sanchez11%5%0%
Another Democratic candidate11%11%0%
Don't know55%77%34%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Chris Bell12%5%17%
Chet Edwards11%5%11%
Ricardo Sanchez7%14%11%
Another Democratic candidate11%11%11%
Don't know59%65%50%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Chris Bell16%14%14%
Chet Edwards10%5%13%
Ricardo Sanchez12%12%3%
Another Democratic candidate10%11%11%
Don't know52%58%58%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Chris Bell13%16%18%
Chet Edwards14%12%4%
Ricardo Sanchez14%5%18%
Another Democratic candidate11%7%13%
Don't know47%60%48%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Chris Bell18%19%3%
Chet Edwards8%7%11%
Ricardo Sanchez8%9%22%
Another Democratic candidate6%12%15%
Don't know59%53%49%

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categoryMaleFemale
Chris Bell15%14%
Chet Edwards15%4%
Ricardo Sanchez15%7%
Another Democratic candidate12%9%
Don't know42%66%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Chris Bell17%17%5%
Chet Edwards10%11%3%
Ricardo Sanchez9%9%18%
Another Democratic candidate10%12%7%
Don't know55%51%68%

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categoryHouston areaDallas-Fort Worth areaSan Antonio areaAustin areaAnother part of Texas
Chris Bell41%16%5%17%2%
Chet Edwards6%7%8%15%10%
Ricardo Sanchez5%13%7%9%14%
Another Democratic candidate3%15%4%8%13%
Don't know45%48%75%51%62%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Chris Bell19%13%15%8%17%22%
Chet Edwards0%8%10%14%13%0%
Ricardo Sanchez0%15%9%13%10%3%
Another Democratic candidate0%12%9%11%12%6%
Don't know81%52%57%54%47%69%

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