Cornett Opens Big Lead Over Shadid In New Survey
News9/Oklahoma Gazette mayoral election poll
2014 MAYORAL ELECTION: A joint KWTV/Oklahoma Gazette poll favors incumbent Mick Cornett ahead of the March 4 mayoral primary race; lead challenger needs a large turnout of new voters to win.
by Jennifer Chancellor
Cross tabulations generated by the News 9/Oklahoma Gazette poll indicate traditional voters would carry Mick Cornett to a fourth term in the March 4 Oklahoma City mayoral election.
Poll results indicate challenger Ed Shadid will need to energize new voters in significant numbers to wage a successful challenge.
Results of the poll were weighted by sex and age and were adjusted using a model reflecting participation in previous Oklahoma City mayoral elections. The poll was conducted from February 17 to 19, 2014.
Selected indicators cross-tabulated from the poll are shown below.
The representations for “Other” in the graphs include all selections for Joe “Sarge” Nelson, Phil Hughes, Undecided, Don’t Know and Unsure. Results have been rounded to the closest percentage.