Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: MONDAY, December 20, 1993 TAG: 9312200077
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: RICHMOND LENGTH: Medium
The poll of 707 registered voters published Sunday found 50 percent of those surveyed said they would vote for North in a North-Wilder race; 36 percent said they preferred Wilder; and 14 percent said they were undecided or favored neither man.
The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.8 percent.
In a North-Robb race, 45 percent said they favored Robb; 44 percent North; and 11 percent undecided or favored neither candidate.
At 39 percent, North also was favored in a three-way race with Robb and Wilder, who got 30 percent and 21 percent, respectively.
The poll was based on telephone interviews Dec. 11-16 conducted by the research department of Media General Inc., parent company of the Times-Dispatch.
North is considered the front-runner for the Republican nomination to be decided by party workers at a June convention.
Robb and Wilder, two longtime Democratic foes, and at least one other candidate will battle for the nomination in a June primary.
"Those numbers certainly confirm that Robb's seat is high on the list, if not at the top of the list, of endangered seats for '94," said political scientist Thomas R. Morris, president of Emory & Henry College.
Of those surveyed, 43 percent rated North favorably and 37 percent rated him unfavorably.
North, a former Marine lieutenant colonel and a major figure in the Iran-Contra scandal, was convicted of three offenses. Those convictions were voided after being appealed.
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