Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) remains at under 50 percent, but continues to lead her two prospective Republican foes in the California Senate race, a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Nov. 17 found.

Boxer tops former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina (R) among likely California voters, 46 to 37 percent, and state Assemblyman Chuck DeVore (R) 46 to 36 percent. In both match-ups, 5 percent of voters say they would back some other candidate and 12 to 13 percent were unsure. The margin of error was 4.5 percent.

Fiorina formally launched her campaign Nov. 4 but does not appear to have gotten much of a bounce out of the roll-out. Boxer's lead over both Republicans is narrower than in a Field Poll released in early October, but holds steady with a Ramussen poll conducted earlier this fall.

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and former Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-Ariz.) are virtually tied in a Republican primary match-up for next year's Senate race, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll of likely GOP voters conducted Nov. 18.

McCain leads Hayworth 45 percent to 43 percent, with anti-illegal immigration activist Chris Simcox taking 4 percent. The margin of error was 4 percent.

McCain was expected to coast to a 5th term next year, and he still could, if Hayworth doesn't run. He doesn't have a serious general election challenger and Simcox, the other declared Republican, has not shown the capacity to gain much traction among voters.

Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman (R) has pulled into a tie with state Attorney General Jerry Brown (D) in a hypothetical general election match-up for California governor, according to a new poll by Rasmussen Reports conducted Nov. 17.

Whitman and Brown each pull 41 percent of support among likely voters in the Democratic leaning state, the poll found. Three percent would support some other candidate and 14 percent are unsure. The margin of error was 4.5 percent.

Whitman trailed Brown 35 percent to 44 percent in the last Rasmussen poll.

Half of Minnesota Republicans would back Republican former Sen. Norm Coleman, should he run for governor in 2010, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports conducted Nov. 10.

Coleman, who lost a seven-month recount battle to Democrat Al Franken for Minnesota's Senate seat, has not indicated that he intends to run. But if he does, he starts with a huge lead over the rest of the GOP field among likely voters, with 50 percent of the vote. In second, at 11 percent, is state Rep. Marty Seifert, who stepped down from his post as House minority leader to run for governor.

Seifert is followed by state Rep. Laura Brod, who received 5 percent of GOP support despite withdrawing from the race for medical reasons, and state Rep. Tom Emmer who came in at 1 percent. Seven percent of likely Republican voters supported another candidate and 26 percent remain unsure. The margin of error was 5.5 percent.

As the Virginia governor's race enters its final week, Republican Bob McDonnell continues to hold a commanding lead over Democrat Creigh Deeds, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Tuesday, when President Obama campaigned for Deeds.

The survey gave McDonnell, a former state Attorney General, a 54 percent to 41 percent advantage over Deeds, a state senator. That finding is consistent with the results of numerous other polls in the past week that gave McDonnell a double-digit lead.

According to the poll, which canvassed 1,000 registered voters who say they are likely to vote in the Nov. 3 election, 62 percent of respondents said that they had either a "very favorable" or "somewhat favorable" impression of McDonnell, compared to 30 percent who said they had an unfavorable impression of the Republican.

The New Jersey electorate is still in flux about its choice for governor, according to findings in two new polls from the New York Times and Rasmussen Reports.

The New York Times poll, conducted Oct. 9 -13, found that 30 percent of likely voters might change their minds about their vote before the Nov. 3 election. The margin of error was plus or minus 4 percent.

And the Rasmussen Reports poll found that 20 percent of Republican Chris Christie's backers and 27 percent of those supporting Democrat incumbent Jon Corzine said they are not certain about their choice, while a whopping 57 percent of those backing independent Chris Daggett said they may still change their minds. Rasmussen's margin of error was also plus or minus 4 percent.

Creigh Deeds, the Democratic nominee for Virginia governor, must be wishing that some of the popularity of President Obama and outgoing Gov. Tim Kaine rubs off on him in the next three weeks.

A Rasmussen Reports survey conducted Oct. 12 showed that Deeds continues to trail Republican nominee Bob McDonnell ahead of the Nov. 3 election, even as narrow majorities of Virginia voters also approve of the job performances of Democrats Obama and Kaine.

The latest survey, which was conducted of 500 registered voters who say they are likely to vote, had McDonnell leading Deeds, 50 percent to 43 percent. That's consistent with recent surveys that have pegged McDonnell's lead in the high single digits.

In the “who’s to blame for this lousy economy?” sweepstakes, more than half of voters believe former President George W. Bush should bear the blame, while more than a third say it’s President Obama’s fault, says a Rasmussen survey conducted Oct. 2-3.

In the telephone poll of 1,000 likely voters, 55 percent blamed the current financial situation on a recession which began under Bush, while 37 percent said the troubles stem from the policies President Obama has put in place since taking office.

Most voters trust their own judgment more than the president’s when it comes to economic issues affecting the nation: 59 percent trust themselves, 29 percent trust Obama more and 12 percent are not sure.

Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway appears to have the best shot at defeating either of the two Republican candidates who hope to fill the Senate seat being vacated by the retirement of Republican Sen. Jim Bunning, according to a Rasmussen Research Reports poll taken Sept. 30.

Conway, a Democrat, holds a slender 42 percent to 38 percent lead over eye surgeon Rand Paul, who is running for the Republican nomination for Senate and is tied at 40 percent with in a trial heat with Republican Secretary of State Trey Grayson, according to the Rasmussen survey.

Both Grayson and Paul hold slight leads over Democratic Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo, 44 percent to 37 percent and 43 percent to 38 percent, respectively.

Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln registers no higher than 41 percent and trails four prospective Republican challengers among likely voters in hypothetical match-ups, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Sept. 28. The margin of error is 4.5 percent.

State Sen. Gilbert Baker, who declared his candidacy earlier this month, is the only one of the Republicans with a statistically significant lead over Lincoln, who is seeking a third term in 2010 - 47 percent to 39 percent. State Senate Minority Leader Kim Hendren leads Lincoln 44 percent to 41 percent, while Tom Cox, head of the Arkansas T.E.A. Party is up 43 to 40 percent and Curtis Coleman, CEO of Safe Foods Corp., leads 43 to 41 percent.