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A.G. GancarskiOctober 24, 2017

While still a hypothetical race — for now — a new poll from the University of North Florida says a contest between Bill Nelson and Rick Scott is a dead heat. In a statewide, live-dial poll of 838 registered voters, Nelson was the choice of 37 percent of respondents, Scott of 36 percent, while 20 percent were […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 12, 2017

Jacksonville’s City Hall has been a cauldron of discontent in recent months; as recently as Tuesday, the Mayor and the City Council President were trading barbs about a priority piece of legislation the Council President opposed. Despite the fissure between the city’s chief executive and lead legislator, city leaders are polling pretty well, per University of […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 6, 2017

A poll released Monday from the University of North Florida shows Sen. Bill Nelson ahead of Gov. Rick Scott in a hypothetical match-up for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat. Meanwhile, the favorability ratings of both Sen. Marco Rubio and President Donald Trump are both underwater. Nelson is up by six points (44 percent to 38 percent) over Scott, with 12 percent undecided. Nelson’s personal favorability […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 27, 2016

A University of North Florida poll released Thursday shows Sen. Marco Rubio poised to win re-election. The survey, from the UNF Public Opinion Research Lab, shows Rubio ahead of his Democratic challenger, Rep. Patrick Murphy, 49 to 43 percent. Polling was conducted Oct. 20-25. “Rubio is maintaining his six-percentage point lead from our poll earlier in the […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 27, 2016

A University of North Florida poll released Thursday shows Amendment 2 is looking poised to pass. The survey, from the UNF Public Opinion Research Lab, indicates the medical marijuana amendment is now drawing 73 percent support. That’s down from 77 percent in a similar poll taken a few weeks back. Polling was conducted via live […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 11, 2016

The University of North Florida Public Opinion Research Lab’s newest poll shows Marco Rubio leading Patrick Murphy by seven points. The two-way survey puts Rubio over Murphy 48 to 41 percent, with 10 percent undecided, and one percent supporting “someone else.” “Rubio is holding a solid seven-point lead and appears to be on his way to re-election,” said Dr. Michael Binder, […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 11, 2016

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A poll released Tuesday by the Public Opinion Research Lab of the University of North Florida shows strong support for Amendment 2 and medical marijuana. An impressive 77 percent of Florida voters said they would vote for the amendment, while only 18 percent stated they would vote against it. PORL Director Dr. Michael Binder said, “Huge majorities of […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 6, 2016

A University of North Florida Public Opinion Research Lab poll of 696 likely voters shows Hillary Clinton with a substantial lead in a two-way race with Donald Trump in the presidential race, but within the 3.8 percent margin of error in a four-way race with Gary Johnson and Jill Stein in the mix. In the […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 10, 2016

With less than three weeks until the Aug. 30 primary in Florida’s 4th Congressional District, a University of North Florida poll says it’s still John Rutherford’s race to lose. Rutherford has 31 percent, ahead of Hans Tanzler at 13 percent, Lake Ray at 10 percent, and Bill McClure at 5 percent. Other candidates — Steve Kaufman, Ed Malin, […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 11, 2016

Mayor Lenny Curry has said he is willing to invest all of his “political capital” into getting a “Yes” vote on the pension tax referendum. And he might have to do just that. A University of North Florida Public Opinion Research Lab poll reveals support for Jacksonville’s pension tax referendum is not as strong as it […]

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New poll pegs Bill Nelson vs. Rick Scott as a dead heat

Poll gives Duval’s political leaders high job approval numbers

Bill Nelson holds early lead over Rick Scott (44-38%) in U.S. Senate race

Marco Rubio 49%, Patrick Murphy 43% according to new UNF poll

Poll shows medical marijuana amendment at 73% support

Poll: Marco Rubio ‘appears to be on his way to re-election’

Amendment 2 poised to pass, another survey shows, but that’s what pollster said in 2014

UNF poll: Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump 47 to 40 in two-way Florida race

Poll: John Rutherford is cruising to victory in CD 4 race

Poll: Lenny Curry’s pension tax still headed for a win, although support has fallen off some