Governor Candidate Favorabilities

Below is a chart looking at the favorabilities (or approvals for current office holders) of the 31 Gubernatorial candidates included on our final 18 polls. Some observations:

-The most popular candidates are Brian Sandoval, Tom Corbett, Sean Parnell, John Hickenlooper, and Eliot Cutler.

-The least popular candidates are Dan Maes, Libby Mitchell, Pat Quinn, Rick Scott, and Tom Emmer.

-The most popular candidates who are probably going to lose anyway are Cutler, Ethan Berkowitz, and Bill White.

-The least popular candidates who are probably going to win anyway or at least have a 50/50 chance are Paul LePage, Jerry Brown, and Bill Brady. Rick Scott and Tom Emmer have pretty good chances at winning despite low favorability numbers as well.

Here's the full rundown:

Candidate	Favorability/Approval	Spread
Brian Sandoval	56/33	+23
Tom Corbett	51/32	+19
Sean Parnell	51/35	+16
John Hickenlooper	51/38	+13
Eliot Cutler	46/33	+13
John Lynch	51/39	+12
Scott Walker	47/39	+8
Ethan Berkowitz	46/39	+7
Bill White	46/39	+7
Tom Foley	41/38	+3
Alex Sink	44/42	+2
Tom Tancredo	44/43	+1
John Kasich	43/42	+1
Rick Perry	45/45	Even
Dan Malloy	39/40	-1
Tom Horner	35/36	-1
Mark Dayton	43/45	-2
Tom Barrett	41/43	-2
John Stephen	37/40	-3
Bill Brady	39/45	-6
Jerry Brown	42/49	-7
Dan Onorato	37/45	-8
Ted Strickland	41/50	-9
Paul LePage	42/51	-9
Rory Reid	39/51	-12
Meg Whitman	38/50	-12
Tom Emmer	37/51	-14
Rick Scott	34/54	-20
Pat Quinn	32/54	-22
Libby Mitchell	31/56	-25
Dan Maes	11/66	-55