Poll: Brady Leads Quinn by 10% in Race for Gov.

State Senator Bill Brady has only been his party's candidate for a week, but the Republican has already opened a wide lead over Democratic incumbent Governor Pat Quinn, according to a Rasmussen poll released late Tuesday.

The survey found likely voters would choose State Senator Bill Brady over Quinn 47% to 37%. Six percent chose some other candidate, and nine percent were undecided.

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RASMUSSEN REPORTS POLL
Race for Illinois Governor

• BRADY (R)             47%
• QUINN (D)             37%
• OTHER                   6%
• UNDECIDED         9%

Illinois Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted March 8, 2010
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The telephone survey found Brady viewed very favorably by 17% of Illinois voters, while only 11% viewed the Republican very unfavorably. Nineteen percent have no opinion of him.

Just 12% in Illinois viewed their governor very favorably, according to Rasmussen, while 24% viewed Quinn very unfavorably. Only five percent (5%) have no opinion of Quinn.

At this point in a campaign, Rasmussen Reports considers the number of people with strong opinions more significant than the total favorable/unfavorable numbers.

Forty-three percent of Illinois voters approve of the job Quinn is doing as governor, while 56% disapprove.