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Drew WilsonNovember 6, 2018

Lakeland Democrat Kristen Carlson started Tuesday up three-tenths of a point over Dover Republican Ross Spano, but if he puts some elbow into his final drive he’ll punch his ticket to Washington. According to St. Pete Polls the top-line score is 46-44 percent, advantage Spano. Six percent of early voters either forgot or closed their […]

Drew WilsonNovember 5, 2018

House Minority Leader Janet Cruz is inches ahead of Republican state Sen. Dana Young in the battleground race for Tampa-based Senate District 18. A new survey from St. Pete Polls found Cruz with a point-and-a-half lead over Young with 7 percent of likely voters still undecided, that lead falls well within the poll’s margin of […]

Staff ReportsNovember 3, 2018

Most polls have shown Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum leading the race for Governor and incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson tied with Gov. Rick Scott, but a new poll from Nashville-based Targoz Market Research says that could shift come Election Day. The poll asked an online panel of respondents who voted in 2012 and 2016 who they […]

Ryan NicolNovember 2, 2018

Republican Gov. Rick Scott is ahead by 5 percentage points in his bid to oust Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, according to a new poll from Vox Populi. The results show Scott earning 48 percent support, with Nelson nabbing just 43 percent. Of the 9 percent of voters who are undecided, most are leaning toward […]

Ryan NicolNovember 2, 2018

Another pollster is showing a lead for Democratic candidate Andrew Gillum in the race for Florida Governor. Gillum is competing against Republican candidate Ron DeSantis. The latest survey from Vox Populi has Gillum earning 47 percent support to DeSantis’ 44 percent, with 9 percent of voters undecided. Big grain of salt here: The sample is made […]

Ryan NicolNovember 1, 2018

Amendment 9, which would ban both vaping in enclosed workplaces as well as offshore oil and gas drilling, appears as though it will come up short on Election Day, according to new results from St. Pete Polls. All amendments in Florida require 60 percent approval to pass. The new survey has 46 percent supporting Amendment […]

Ryan NicolNovember 1, 2018

A new survey on Amendment 5, which would require a supermajority in the Legislature to increase taxes, has a path to passage. That’s according to new results from St. Pete Polls. The survey, released Thursday, shows 47 percent in favor of Amendment 5, with 34 percent against and 18 percent undecided. If the undecideds break […]

Danny McAuliffeNovember 1, 2018

A new poll from Alabama-based research firm Cygnal isn’t much of a surprise: Florida’s races for Governor and U.S. Senate are in a statistical dead heat. But the survey is one of few to suggest Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis has the edge in his race against Democrat Andrew Gillum. The poll put DeSantis ahead […]

Scott PowersNovember 1, 2018

A new survey from St. Pete Polls shows Florida’s U.S. Senate race still airtight and within the margin of error, with Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson grabbing 49 percent and Republican Gov. Rick Scott 47 percent. The latest poll, taken Tuesday and Wednesday, shows the same demographic trends that have appeared in surveys throughout the […]

Scott PowersOctober 31, 2018

Republicans still have a solid block of support from Florida’s Cuban-American community but Puerto Ricans and other Hispanic voters are breaking strongly toward Democrats Andrew Gillum and Bill Nelson, giving the Democrats sizable leads overall among Hispanic voters, according to a new poll commissioned by Telemundo. Overall, Gillum has a 51 percent to 40 percent […]

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Ross Spano enters Election Day primed for successful defense of CD 15

Final poll of SD 18 offers hope to both Dana Young and Janet Cruz

Here’s another poll showing Ron DeSantis leading Andrew Gillum

Latest survey gives Rick Scott 5-point lead over Bill Nelson

New poll: Andrew Gillum ahead by 3 (but survey leans Democratic)

New poll shows amendment to ban vaping and offshore drilling coming up short

Amendment 5 getting closer to passage, according to St. Pete Polls

Here’s a poll that shows Ron DeSantis leading race for Florida governor

St. Pete Polls: Bill Nelson up 2 on Rick Scott

Telemundo poll: Hispanics favoring Andrew Gillum, Bill Nelson

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