1. About the Poll The Washington Poll is a non-partisan, academic survey research project sponsored by the Washington Institute for the Study of Ethnicity & Race (WISER), a research center at the University of Washington in the School of Social Sciences. Dr. Matt Barreto, an Assistant Professor of Political Science is the Director of WISER and a co-principal investigator on this survey. The survey was administered by telephone, by Pacific Market Research, in Renton, WA, based on a randomly selected list of phone numbers using a list of registered voters. The survey was in the field from October 18 – 26, 2008. A total of 600 registered voters throughout the state of Washington were interviewed, yielding in a 4.0% margin of error. Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding. A second poll of 400 registered voters will be fielded Oct 27- Nov 1 2008, and results will be released on Nov 1. Questions/Comments: info@washingtonpoll.orginfo@washingtonpoll.org

2. 2008 Presidential Vote Choice: If the election for president were held today, and the candidates were Barack Obama, the Democrat, John McCain, the Republican, Ralph Nader, the Independent, Bob Barr the Libertarian, or Cynthia McKinney the Green, for whom would you vote? Obama – Certain 51 % Obama – could change 3 55% Undecided – lean Obama 1 McCain – Certain 32% McCain – could change 2 34% Undecided – lean McCain 0 Someone Else 5% Undecided/Don’t know 6% The Washington Poll Statewide sample = 600 registered voters, +/- 4%

3. The Washington Poll Statewide sample = 600 registered voters, +/- 4% 2008 Presidential Vote Choice: If the election for President were held today, who would you vote for? ( read across  ) ObamaMcCainOtherUndec. Democrat96%2%1%2% Republican8%86%2%4% Independent52%26%12%11% Puget Sound region61%28%5%6% Eastern Washington40%51%5%4% Other part of state56%32%6%7%

4. 2008 Gubernatorial Vote Choice: If the election for Governor were held today, and the candidates were Christine Gregoire, the Democrat, or Dino Rossi, the GOP candidate, for whom would you vote? Gregoire – Certain 48 % Gregoire – could change 3 51% Undecided – lean Gregoire 0.4 Rossi – Certain 43% Rossi – could change 1 45% Undecided – lean Rossi 1 Undecided/Don’t know 3.5% The Washington Poll Statewide sample = 600 registered voters, +/- 4%

5. The Washington Poll Statewide sample = 600 registered voters, +/- 4% 2008 Gubernatorial Vote Choice: If the election for Governor were held today, who would you vote for? ( read across  ) Gregoire RossiUndec. Democrat90%7%4% Republican7%93%0% Independent48%47%5% Puget Sound region57%40%4% Eastern Washington34%61%5% Other part of state55%43%1%

6. Initiative 985: On statewide ballot initiative 985 -- a transportation measure that would open carpool lanes to all traffic during non-peak hours and ask that toll money only be spent on the highway where it was collected, and other provisions -- will you vote yes or no on 985 ? Yes I-985 – Certain 36 % Yes I-985 – could change 6 45% Undecided – lean Yes 3 No I-985 – Certain 39% No I-985 – could change 3 43% Undecided – lean No 1 Undecided/Don’t know 12% The Washington Poll Statewide sample = 600 registered voters, +/- 4%

7. The Washington Poll Statewide sample = 600 registered voters, +/- 4% Initiative 985: On statewide ballot initiative 985, a transportation measure that would open carpool lanes to all traffic during non-peak hours and ask that toll money only be spent on the highway where it was collected, and other provisions, will you vote yes or no on 985? YesNoUndecided Democrat33%55%12% Republican56%27%18% Independent49%44%7% Puget Sound region47%40%14% Eastern Washington46%41%13% Other part of state42%52%7%

8. Initiative 1000: On statewide ballot initiative 1000 -- a measure that would allow terminally ill adults with six months or less to live to receive a prescription for a life-ending medication -- will you vote yes or no on 1000? Yes I-1000 – certain 51 % Yes I-1000 – could change 3 56% Undecided – lean Yes 2 No I-1000 – certain35 No I-1000 – could change 3 38% Undecided – lean No0 Undecided/Don’t know 6% The Washington Poll Statewide sample = 600 registered voters, +/- 4%

9. The Washington Poll Statewide sample = 600 registered voters, +/- 4% Initiative 1000: On statewide ballot initiative 1000 -- a measure that would allow terminally ill adults with six months or less to live to receive a prescription for a life-ending medication -- will you vote yes or no on 1000? YesNoUndecided Democrat75%21%5% Republican25669 Independent60355 Puget Sound region55397 Eastern Washington53416 Other part of state62354

10. Initiative 1029: On statewide ballot initiative 1029 -- a measure that would raise standards for long-term care workers, such as increased training and examinations -- will you vote yes or no on 1029? Yes on I-1029 – certain 55 % Yes on I-1029 – could change 7 65% Undecided – lean Yes 3 No on I-1029 – certain 17% No on I-1029 – could change 3 20% Undecided – lean No 0 Undecided/Don’t know 15% The Washington Poll Statewide sample = 600 registered voters, +/- 4%

11. The Washington Poll Statewide sample = 600 registered voters, +/- 4% Initiative 1029: On statewide ballot initiative 1029 -- a measure that would raise standards for long- term care workers, such as increased training and examinations -- will you vote yes or no on 1029? YesNoUndecided Democrat72%16%12% Republican522820 Independent681914 Puget Sound region642017 Eastern Washington691912 Other part of state632215

12. Proposition 1: On Proposition 1 -- a public transit measure that would expand light rail into the Seattle suburbs at the cost of 17.9 billion dollars -- will you vote yes or no on Proposition 1? Yes on Prop. 1 – certain38% Yes on Prop. 1 – could change 7 50% Undecided – lean Yes 5 No on Prop. 1 – certain36% No on Prop. 1 – could change 4 43% Undecided – lean No 3 Undecided/Don’t know 7% The Washington Poll Only among voters in RTID ~ sample = 211, margin of error is +/- 6.7

13. The Washington Poll Statewide sample = 600 registered voters, +/- 4% Proposition 1: On Proposition 1 -- a public transit measure that would expand light rail into the Seattle suburbs at the cost of 17.9 billion dollars -- will you vote yes or no on Proposition 1? YesNoUndecided Democrat68%24%9% Republican15804 Independent533710 King County5341 6 Pierce/Snohomish454510

14. Additional Results If you have additional questions, and would like to see any additional, or more specific results, please send us an email and we will try to accommodate your request mbarreto@washington.edu lorenc2@u.washington.edu