From Deseret News archives:
Winder overtakes Kennard
In one month, Kennard, a Republican, dropped 20 points, while Winder, a Democrat, gained 17. Pollster Dan Jones attributed the shift to a "very aggressive and very well-planned race" by the Winder campaign.
"I think that there are many people who feel the Democrats are energized and they have a chance," Jones said. He emphasized that the poll results do not predict the actual vote on Tuesday. The poll numbers merely represent what voters thought as of Thursday, when he finished talking to registered voters.
The dip could also reflect recent criticism of Kennard's golf habit. The sheriff's summer scores were posted on the Utah Golf Association Web site, and showed he played several rounds during normal work hours.
"I can tell you if I'm going to do business with and trust an individual in four hours on a golf course, wherein you will never know what kind of individual that individual would be in a week or two of dealing with them" in another setting, he said.
Kennard said he knew the race would be close and he expects a battle to the bitter end.
The poll, conducted Oct. 27 through Nov. 2 by Dan Jones & Associates, surveyed 501 county voters and has a 4.4 percent margin of error.
The race for Salt Lake County district attorney is an entirely different story.
Neither candidate has pulled substantially ahead throughout the race. The latest poll shows 41 percent of those polled supporting Republican Lohra Miller, while Democrat Sim Gill brought in 38 percent. However, the poll's margin of error and the undecided 14 percent indicates the race could swing either way.
"It's a dead heat," Jones said. "It's really too close to call."
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