In a generic ballot match-up for the 2010 Governor election in Illinois, a Democratic candidate holds a 43% to 37% edge over a Republican.

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state finds that another 20% of voters there are not sure which party’s candidate they would choose.

The plurality of voters not affiliated with either party (43%) are not sure which candidate they would choose at this time. Thirty-six percent (36%) would pick the Republican while 21% would vote for the Democrat.

Women in Illinois favor a Democrat 45% to 33%, while men favor a GOP candidate slightly more 43% to 40%.

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Former Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn, who succeeded to the state’s top office following Blagojevich’s impeachment, is expected to seek a full term as governor next year. Forty-five percent (45%) of Illinois voters approve of the job Quinn has been doing in his short time in office, but 53% disapprove, including 25% who strongly disapprove. In August [LINK], 47% approved of Quinn’s job performance while 49% somewhat or strongly disapproved.

Men are much more disapproving than women, who are more evenly divided.

Just 16% of Illinois voters share a very favorable opinion of their governor, while 18% view Quinn very unfavorably. Those numbers are a slight improvement from August, when only 11% viewed Quinn very favorably and 20% shared a very unfavorable opinion.

Challenging Quinn for the Democratic nomination is State Comptroller Dan Hynes, who is viewed very favorably by 9% and very unfavorably by 9% in Illinois. However, another 26% have not formed an opinion on Hynes.

Out of a list of potential Republican challengers, voters seem to recognize former Illinois Attorney General Jim Ryan most. Sixteen percent (16%) of voters have a very favorable opinion of Ryan while 12% share a very unfavorable view of him. Another 26% have no opinion of one of the state’s most prominent Republicans.

State Senator Bill Brady earns very favorable reviews from just 5% of voters, while 8% view him very unfavorably. The plurality of voters in Illinois (44%) has no opinion of Brady, who also ran for Governor in 2006.

Fellow State Senator Kirk Dillard is viewed very favorably by 10% and very unfavorably by 6%. Forty-five percent (45%) of Illinois voters have no opinion of him yet.

Former Illinois Republican Party Chairman Andrew McKenna is viewed very favorably by 8% and very unfavorably by 8%. Nearly half of voters in the state (47%) do not know enough about him to form an opinion.

Political commentator Dan Proft earns very favorable ratings from just 4% of voters in the state, while 7% share a very unfavorable view of him. Most voters (54%) share no opinion.

Finally, Dupage Country Board Chairman Bob Schillerstorm is viewed very favorably by just 3% and very unfavorably by only 6%. Fifty-five percent (55%) have no opinion of him.

At this point in a campaign, Rasmussen Reports considers the number of people with a strong opinion more significant than the total favorable/unfavorable numbers.

An early look at Illinois’ 2010 Senate race still shows the top contenders in a dead heat.

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