Abstract
Conflicting poll results from the New York Times and the Hartford Courant concerning the 1982 Connecticut senatorial contest led to the hypothesis that when voting preferences in two contests are measured in the same poll, question order will affect candidate standings. A subsequent poll, based on a split-sample design, verified this hypothesis. The relation of the question order effect to party identification, candidate preference, political ideology, and education is also examined.
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