1. To: Interested Parties
From: John McLaughlin and Rob Schmidt
Re: Indiana Statewide Survey Results
Date: October 26, 2012
The race for U.S. Senate between Richard Mourdock and Joe Donnelly remains very competitive,
with both candidates receiving 44% of the vote, followed by Andrew Horning who receives 6% and
4% who remain undecided. The political environment continues to be very favorable to the
Republicans, as Mitt Romney leads President Obama, 55% to 41%.
Three –Way Ballot: U.S. Senate Total
Vote Mourdock 44%
Vote Donnelly 44%
Vote Horning 6%
Vote Undecided 4%
Ballot: President Total
Vote Romney 55%
Vote Obama 41%
Vote Undecided 4%
Demographic Breakdown:
Party Total Age Total Area Total
Republican 42% Under 40 23% Ft. Wayne 10%
Democrat 32% 41-55 22% South Bend 10%
Independent 23% 56-65 26% Chicago 13%
Race % Over 65 27% Indy/Lafayette 47%
White 90% Gender % Terre Haute/Evans. 11%
Non-White 7% Male 48% Louis./Cinci./Dayton 9%
Abortion % Female 52%
Pro-Life 52%
Pro-Choice 38%
Methodology: This statewide survey of political attitudes was conducted among 600 likely general election voters
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in Indiana on October 24 and 25 , 2012. All interviews were conducted by professional interviewers via
telephone. Interview selection was at random within predetermined election units. These units were structured to
statistically correlate with actual general election voter turnout in Indiana. The accuracy of the sample of 600 likely
general election voters in Indiana is within +/- 4.0% at a 95% confidence interval.
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