December KUHF/KHOU Run-Off Poll

Former Surveys

• November KUHF/11 News 2009 Mayoral Poll
• October KUHF/11 News 2009 Mayoral Poll
• August KUHF/11 News 2009 Mayoral Poll

• Overall Lead

  There are four major candidates for mayor. Voters were read their names and asked if the election were held today for whom you would vote or have you already voted for one of these candidates?
  
  

  	August 2009	August 2009 (After candidate descriptions)	October 2009
  Gene Locke	10%	14%	14%
  Annise Parker	13%	16%	16%
  Peter Brown	5%	10%	24%
  Roy Morales	3%	13%	5%
  Don't know/ refused	70%	48%	41%

  
  
  How strong is your support for:
  
  

  October 2009	Strong	Not Strong	Don't Know
  Gene Locke	69.3%	26.7%	4.0%
  Annise Parker	73.0%	25.8%	1.1%
  Peter Brown	58.9%	40.3%	0.8%
  Roy Morales	46.4%	50.0%	3.6%

• Head-to-Head Run-Offs

  (In October 2009 these questions were only asked of the 364 respondents who indicated their candidate choice in the initial question)
  
  If no candidate for mayor gets a majority in the November 4 general election there will be a run-off between the top two candidates about 30 days later.
  
  If there were a run off for mayor for whom would you vote between:
  
  

  	August 2009		October 2009
  Gene Locke	109	22%	126	35%
  Annise Parker	147	29%	173	48%

  
  
  If there were a run off for mayor for whom would you vote between:
  
  

  	October 2009
  Annise Parker	131	36%
  Peter Brown	190	52%

  
  
  If there were a run off for mayor for whom would you vote between:
  
  

  	August 2009		October 2009
  Gene Locke	143	29%	122	34%
  Peter Brown	102	20%	182	50%

• Run-Off Cross Tabulations

  The respondents to our survey were asked the following question: "There are four major candidates for mayor. I'd like to read you their names and ask if the election were held today for whom you would vote or have you already voted for one of these candidates?"
  
  If there were a run off for mayor for whom would you vote between:
  
  

  	Gene Locke	Annise Parker	Peter Brown	Roy Morales
  Gene Locke	90.7%	41.6%	2.3%	17.9%
  Peter Brown	4.0%	31.5%	92.2%	35.7%

  
  
  If there were a run off for mayor for whom would you vote between:
  
  

  	Gene Locke	Annise Parker	Peter Brown	Roy Morales
  Gene Locke	90.7%	2.2%	29.5%	21.4%
  Annise Parker	6.7%	95.5%	39.5%	46.4

  
  
  If there were a run off for mayor for whom would you vote between:
  
  

  	Gene Locke	Annise Parker	Peter Brown	Roy Morales
  Annise Parker	29.3%	95.5%	0.8%	32.1%
  Peter Brown	50.7%	2.2%	94.6%	28.6%

  
  
  If there were a run off for mayor for whom would you vote between:
  
  

  	Gene Locke	Annise Parker	Peter Brown	Roy Morales
  Gene Locke	90.7%	41.6%	2.3%	17.9%
  Peter Brown	4.0%	31.5%	92.2%	35.7%

• Potential Proposals for Houston

  Respondents were presented with a list of potential proposals that the next mayor might introduce. Here are their responses:
  
  

  	Favor	Oppose
  Using Houston Police officers to enforce federal immigration laws.	61%	29%
  Construction of a new stadium for the Dynamo, Houston\'s professional soccer team.	26%	66%
  Raising city taxes to fund additional neighborhood policing.	49%	41%
  Adoption of an increased fee for water and sewage service.	30%	60%

• Main Issues Affecting Houston

  Respondents were also asked what are the main issues affecting Houston. Here are their responses:
  
  

  Issue	Percent
  Crime/Drugs/Gangs	32%
  Transportation/Traffic	22%
  Economy/Jobs	15%
  Taxes/Government Spending	6%
  Environment/Flooding	2%
  Education/Cost of Living	3%
  Growth and Development	2%
  Healthcare	2%
  Homelessness	0%

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