DEAD HEAT FOR PRESIDENT IN NH By: Andrew E. Smith, Ph.D. Chad S. Novak, M.A. UNH Survey Center 603/862-2226 www.unh.edu/survey-center DURHAM, NH – President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney are tied in New Hampshire as the campaign enters the final weekend. The race for Governor remains too close to call with Democrat Maggie Hassan holding a narrow advantage over Republican Ovide Lamontagne. These findings are based on the latest
WMUR Granite State Poll∗
conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey
Center. Five hundred and two (502) randomly selected New Hampshire likely voters were interviewed by landline and cellular telephone between October 31 and November 2, 2012. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 4.4 percent. In the following charts and tables, percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.
2012 Presidential Election
Mitt Romney has closed the gap with Barack Obama in the Granite State, and the two are now locked in a dead heat. In the
most recent Granite State Poll, 47% of likely New Hampshire voters say they will vote for Obama, 47% say they will vote
for Romney, 2% prefer some other candidate, and 4% are undecided.
