Midterms 2018: Polling Recap October 28-31

NATIONAL
President Trump Job Approval:
- Approve 48, Disapprove 51 (Rasmussen Reports,10/30)
- Approve 40, Disapprove 54 (Gallup, 10/29)
Direction of Country:
Right Direction 43, Wrong Track 53 (Rasmussen Reports, 10/29)
SENATE
Arizona Senate:
- Sinema (D) 50, McSally (R) 44 (NBC News/Marist, 10/30)
- Sinema (D) 47, McSally (R) 44 (CBS/YouGov, 10/28)
Florida Senate:
- Nelson (D) 45, Scott (R) 43 (USA Today/Suffolk, 10/30)
- Nelson (D) 47, Scott (R) 46 (UNF, 10/30)
- Nelson (D) 46, Scott (R) 46 (CBS/YouGov, 10/28)
- Nelson (D) 48, Scott (R) 46 (NYTimes/Siena, 10/28)
Indiana Senate:
Braun (R) 46, Donnelly (D) 43, Benton (I) 3 (CBS/YouGov, 10/28)
Michigan Senate:
- Stabenow (D) 52, James (R) 43 (Emerson, 10/29)
- Stabenow (D) 53, James (R) 36 (Detroit News/WDIV-TV, 10/29)
Montana Senate:
Tester (D) 48, Rosendale (R) 45 (Gravis, 10/30)
New Jersey Senate:
Menendez (D) 47, Hugin (R) 42 (Emerson, 10/29)
North Dakota Senate:
Cramer (R) 54, Heitkamp (D) 45 (Trafalgar Group, 10/30)
Ohio Senate:
Brown (D) 49, Renacci (R) 43 (Emerson, 10/30)
Tennessee Senate:
Blackburn (R) 51, Bredesen (D) 46 (NBC News/Marist, 10/31)
Texas Senate:
- Cruz (R) 52, O’Rourke (D) 42 (CBS 11/Dixie Strategies, 10/30)
- Cruz (R) 51, O’Rourke (D) 46 (Quinnipiac, 10/29)
HOUSE
CA-25: Knight (R) 48, Hill (D) 44 (NYTimes/Siena, 10/29)
CA-50: Hunter (R) 48, Campa-Najjar (D) 45 (KGTV-TV/SurveyUSA, 10/30)
IA-03: Axne (D) 43, Young (R) 41 (NYTimes/Siena, 10/28)
KS-02:
- Davis (D) 41, Watkins (R) 37 (NYTimes/Siena, 10/31)
- Watkins (R) 48, Davis (D) 41 (Emerson, 10/30)
KS-03: Davids (D) 55, Yoder (R) 43 (Emerson, 10/30)
MT-At Large: Gianforte (R) 48, Williams (D) 48 (Gravis, 10/30)
NC-02: Holding (R) 49, Coleman (D) 40 (Civitas/SurveyUSA, 10/30)
NC-09: Harris (R) 45, McCready (D) 44 (NYTimes/Siena, 10/31)
NM-01: Haaland (D) 51, Arnold-Jones (R) 41 (Emerson, 10/29)
NM-02: Herrell (R) 47, Small (D) 47 (Emerson, 10/29)
NY-11: Donovan (R) 44, Rose (D) 40 (NYTimes/Siena, 10/28)
NY-19: Delgado (D) 49, Faso (R) 44 (Monmouth, 10/30)
NY-24: Katko (R) 53, Balter (D) 39 (Siena, 10/28)
NY-27: Collins (R) 44, McMurray (D) 40 (NYTimes/Siena, 10/29)
PA-01: Fitzpatrick (R) 47, Wallace (D) 46 (NYTimes/Siena, 10/30)
PA-10: Perry (R) 49, Scott (D) 46 (Susquehanna, 10/30)
UT-04: McAdams (D) 50, Love (R) 43 (KUTV/Dixie Strategies, 10/30)
VA-07: Spanberger (D) 46, Brat (R) 45 (Christopher Newport University, 10/29)
GOVERNOR
Connecticut Governor:
Lamont (D) 47, Stefanowski (R) 43 (Quinnipiac, 10/30)
Florida Governor:
- Gillum (D) 45, DeSantis (R) 44 (USA Today/Suffolk, 10/30)
- Gillum (D) 49, DeSantis (R) 43 (UNF, 10/30)
- Gillum (D) 48, DeSantis (R) 43 (NYTimes/Siena, 10/28)
- Gillum (D) 47, DeSantis (R) 46 (CBS/YouGov, 10/28)
Georgia Governor:
Kemp (R) 47, Abrams (D) 48 (Fox 5 Atlanta/Opinion Savvy, 10/30)
Kansas Governor:
Kobach (R) 44, Kelly (D) 43, Orman (I) 8 (Emerson, 10/30)
Michigan Governor:
- Whitmer (D) 52, Schuette (R) 41 (Emerson, 10/29)
- Whitmer (D) 50, Schuette 38 (Detroit News/WDIV-TV, 10/29)
Ohio Governor:
Corday (D) 49, DeWine (R) 46 (Emerson, 10/30)
Oregon Governor:
Brown (D) 47, Buehler (R) 42 (Emerson, 10/30)
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