Democratic hopeful John Kerry continues to lead in six battleground states, and has surged to a tie in New Mexico, according to the latest Reuters/Zogby ten-state battleground poll. The poll also found President Bush continuing to lead in Ohio, Nevada and Colorado.

The fight for the Oval Office comes down to:

Colorado

Bush 48%
Kerry 47%

Florida

Bush 47%
Kerry 48%

Iowa

Bush 44%
Kerry 50%

Michigan

Bush 45%
Kerry 52%

Minnesota

Bush 47%
Kerry 49%

New Mexico

Bush 49%
Kerry 49

Nevada

Bush 50%
Kerry 45

Ohio

Bush 48%
Kerry 44%

Pennsylvania

Bush 45%
Kerry 50%

Wisconsin

Bush 44%
Kerry 51

Oct. 31, 2004

Colorado

Bush 50%
Kerry 45%

Florida

Bush 47%
Kerry 49%

Iowa

Bush 46%
Kerry 47%

Michigan

Bush 47%
Kerry 46%

Minnesota

Bush 46%
Kerry 49%

New Mexico

Bush 52%
Kerry 43%

Nevada

Bush 50%
Kerry 46%

Ohio

Bush 49%
Kerry 44%

Pennsylvania

Bush 46%
Kerry 49%

Wisconsin

Bush 44%
Kerry 52%

Oct. 30, 2004

Zogby

President Bush and Senator Kerry traded leads in four states in the see-saw battle for the White House, according to the latest Reuters/Zogby ten-state battleground poll. Mr. Bush now leads in Colorado, and is again ahead in Ohio and Iowa, while Mr. Kerry has overtaken the President in Florida and regained the lead in Minnesota and Pennsylvania. The telephone polls of approximately 600 likely voters per state were conducted from Tuesday through Friday (October 26-29, 2004). The margin of error is +/- 4.1 percentage points.

The fight for the Oval Office comes down to:

Colorado

Bush 47%
Kerry 46%

Florida

Bush 45%
Kerry 47%

Iowa

Bush 45%
Kerry 44%

Michigan

Bush 48%
Kerry 46%

Minnesota

Bush 43%
Kerry 49%

New Mexico

Bush 51%
Kerry 42%

Nevada

Bush 51%
Kerry 44%

Ohio

Bush 46%
Kerry 45%

Pennsylvania

Bush 44%
Kerry 47%

Wisconsin

Bush 45%
Kerry 50%

Oct. 29, 2004

--Bush Rebounds, Now Ahead in 5 States (FL, MI, MN, NM, NV) --Kerry Leads in 4 States (CO, IA, OH, WI) --Tie in Pennsylvania at 47% Each

President Bush has moved into the lead in traditionally-Democratic Michigan and Minnesota, and has pulled even in Pennsylvania, according to the latest Reuters/Zogby ten-state battleground poll. Senator Kerry, meanwhile, has taken the lead in Iowa. The telephone polls of approximately 600 likely voters per state were conducted from Monday through Thursday (October 25-28, 2004).

The fight for the Oval Office comes down to:

Colorado

Bush 47%
Kerry 48%

Florida

Bush 48%
Kerry 47%

Iowa

Bush 44%
Kerry 45%

Michigan

Bush 47%
Kerry 45%

Minnesota

Bush 46%
Kerry 45%

New Mexico

Bush 49%
Kerry 43%

Nevada

Bush 50%
Kerry 45%

Ohio

Bush 44%
Kerry 47%

Pennsylvania

Bush 47%
Kerry 47%

Wisconsin

Bush 46%
Kerry 49%

Oct. 28, 2004

L.A. Times (likely voters)

Florida

Bush - 51%
Kerry - 43%
Nader - 2%

Ohio

Kerry - 50%
Bush - 44%

Pennsylvania

Bush - 49%
Kerry - 47%

Michigan

17 electoral votes (Gore won in 2000 by 5.2 percentage points)
Mitchell Research & Communications for the Detroit News, Oct. 21, 25-26, 601 likely voters, margin of error +/-4 (results from Oct. 18-20 Mitchell poll in parentheses)
Kerry-Edwards, 47 percent (43)
Bush-Cheney, 42 percent (46)
Nader-Camejo, 1 percent, (1)
Unsure, 10 percent (10)

Minnesota

10 electoral votes, (Gore won in 2000 by 2.4 percentage points)
University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute, Oct. 21-26, 690 LV, MoE +/-4
Bush-Cheney, 47 percent
Kerry-Edwards, 44 percent
Nader-Camejo, 5 percent
Unsure, 4 percent

St. Cloud State University, Oct. 17-26, 673 LV, MoE +/-4
Kerry-Edwards, 49 percent
Bush-Cheney, 42 percent
Nader-Camejo, 2 percent
Unsure, 7 percent

Pennsylvania

Quinnipiac, Oct. 22-26, 909 LV, MoE +/-4
(Results from mid-October poll in parentheses)
Bush-Cheney, 49 percent (46)
Kerry-Edwards, 47 percent (51)
Unsure, 4 percent (5)

Zogby: Kerry Increasing

President Bush now trails Sen. Kerry in Ohio, a state critical to Republican ambitions, according to the latest Reuters/Zogby 10-state battleground poll.

Reliably Democrat Michigan is also now in play, with the candidates tied at 47% apiece. The telephone polls of approximately 600 likely voters per state were conducted from Sunday through Wednesday (October 24-27, 2004). The margin of error is +/- 4.1 percentage points.

The fight for the Oval Office comes down to:

Colorado

Bush 46%
Kerry 50%

Florida

Bush 48%
Kerry 46%

Iowa

Bush 45%
Kerry 45%

Michigan

Bush 47%
Kerry 47%

Minnesota

Bush 44%
Kerry 47%

New Mexico

Bush 47%
Kerry 44%

Nevada

Bush 51%
Kerry 44%

Ohio

Bush 45%
Kerry 46%

Pennsylvania

Bush 46%
Kerry 49%

Wisconsin

Bush 46%
Kerry 50%

Oct. 27, 2004

Bush Catches Kerry in New Jersey

Al Gore won the state in 2000 by 15.8 percentage points. But now:

Quinnipiac, Oct. 21-25,852 LV, MoE +/-3.5

(Results from Quinnipiac poll a week ago in parentheses)

Bush-Cheney, 46 percent (45)

Kerry-Edwards, 46 percent (49)

Nader-Camejo, 2 percent (1)

Unsure, 6 percent (4)

Zogby Battleground

--Kerry Ahead in 5 States (CO, MN, PA, MI, WI)

--Bush Still Leads in 4 States (FL, NM, NV, OH)

--Tied in Iowa (45% Each)

Iowa and Wisconsin have moved out of President Bush's column, with Senator Kerry picking up the latter, in the latest Reuters/Zogby ten-state battleground poll.

Colorado

Bush 47%

Kerry 49%

Florida

Bush 49%

Kerry 45%

Iowa

Bush 45%

Kerry 45%

Michigan

Bush 44%

Kerry 49%

Minnesota

Bush 44%

Kerry 46%

New Mexico

Bush 48%

Kerry 43%

Nevada

Bush 49%

Kerry 46%

Ohio

Bush 46%

Kerry 44%

Pennsylvania

Bush 45%

Kerry 49%

Wisconsin

Bush 46%

Kerry 48%

Oct. 26, 2004

USA Today/CNN/Gallup:

Florida

Bush - 52%
Kerry - 43%

Ohio

Bush - 48%
Kerry - 49%

Pennsylvania

Bush - 46%
Kerry - 51%

Iowa

Bush - 49%
Kerry - 43%

Colorado

Bush - 51%
Kerry - 45%

Michigan

Bush - 43%
Kerry - 49%

Minnesota

Bush - 47%
Kerry - 45%

New Mexico

Bush - 46%
Kerry - 48%

Nevada

Bush - 49%
Kerry - 47%

Wisconsin

Bush - 50%
Kerry - 44%

Zogby

Colorado

Bush 47%
Kerry 48%

Florida

Bush 48%
Kerry 47%

Iowa

Bush 47%
Kerry 44%

Michigan

Bush 43%
Kerry 52%

Minnesota

Bush 43%
Kerry 48%

New Mexico

Bush 50%
Kerry 42%

Nevada

Bush 40%
Kerry 44%

Ohio

Bush 46%
Kerry 45%

Pennsylvania

Bush 45%
Kerry 48%

Wisconsin

Bush 48%
Kerry 46%

Hawaii becomes a battleground state

Oct. 25th, 2004

Nevada:

(Reno Gazette-Journal and KRNV-TV)

Bush - 49%
Kerry - 47%

(Las Vegas Sun, KLAS-TV and KNPR)

Bush - 45%
Kerry's 41%

Oct. 24, 2004

Zogby Battleground Polls

Colorado

Bush 45%
Kerry 49%

Florida

Bush 49%
Kerry 46%

Iowa

Bush 47%
Kerry 45%

Michigan

Bush 42%
Kerry 52%

Minnesota

Bush 45%
Kerry46%

New Mexico

Bush 49%
Kerry 44%

Nevada

Bush 48%
Kerry 44%

Ohio

Bush 47%
Kerry 42%

Pennsylvania

Bush 45%
Kerry 47%

Wisconsin

Bush 48%
Kerry 45%

Ohio: Kerry Takes Lead

Ohio University's Scripps Survey Research Center Poll found:

Bush 43%

Kerry 49%

Other 1%

Undecided 3%

Florida: Dead Heat

The latest St. Petersburg Times/Miami Herald poll shows:

Bush 46%

Kerry 46%

Nader 1%

Undecided 7%

Oct. 22, 2004

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Ohio: Kerry Gaining

Kerry 48

Bush 47

Nader 1

Fla.: Kerry Closes Lead

Democratic challenger John Kerry has nearly closed a seven-point gap among Florida likely voters and now trails President George W. Bush, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.

Bush 48

Kerry 47

Nader 1

Iowa: Bush Takes Big Lead

A Survey USA Poll finds:

Bush 51

Kerry 46

Editor's note: