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Drew WilsonOctober 8, 2018

St. Pete Republican Sen. Jeff Brandes is sitting pretty a month out from Election Day according to a new poll of his contest against Democratic nominee Lindsay Cross. A new St. Pete Polls survey, commissioned by Florida Politics, found the longtime lawmaker with an 11-point lead over Cross, 52-41 percent with the remaining 7 percent […]

Ryan NicolOctober 5, 2018

A new survey from Public Policy Polling (PPP) puts Democratic candidate David Perez ahead of his Republican opponent, Manny Diaz, in the race for Senate District 36. The results show Perez leading Diaz 41 percent-38 percent, with 21 percent of voters still undecided. The poll ran from Sept. 28-Oct. 1 and consisted of 358 registered voters […]

Ryan NicolOctober 5, 2018

Ocean Ridge Mayor Jim Bonfiglio, the Democratic candidate in House District 89, is up big over his Republican opponent, Mike Caruso. That’s if you believe a new poll commissioned by the Bonfiglio campaign. The survey from Clearview Research showed Bonfiglio earning 44 percent support to Caruso’s 34 percent. A hefty 22 percent of voters remain […]

Ryan NicolOctober 4, 2018

A new survey of the contest Florida’s 16th Congressional District between Democrat David Shapiro and Republican U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan gives the incumbent the edge. Buchanan leads Shapiro 49 percent to 40 percent, while 11 percent remain undecided. The poll was conducted by the Public Opinion Research Lab at the University of North Florida. The […]

Ryan NicolOctober 3, 2018

The Lauren Baer campaign has released a new poll showing her just three points behind Republican U.S. Rep. Brian Mast. Baer, the Democratic nominee in Florida’s 18th Congressional District, pulled in 45 percent support while Mast earned 48 percent. The survey was conducted by Global Strategy Group (GSG) Sept. 26-30 and sampled 400 likely voters. The results […]

Ryan NicolOctober 2, 2018

A survey commissioned by the Debbie Mucarsel-Powell campaign is echoing a recent polling trend, showing a tight contest in Florida’s 26th Congressional District. The poll, which was conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research has Mucarsel-Powell, the Democratic candidate, earning 49 percent of the vote. Her opponent, incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo earned 48 percent. […]

Drew WilsonOctober 2, 2018

Incumbent U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan holds an outside-the-margin lead over challenger David Shapiro in his re-election bid for Florida’s 16th Congressional District. The St. Pete Polls survey found Buchanan, a Longboat Key Republican, was the pick for just over 50 percent of likely voters in CD 16 while Shapiro, a Siesta Key Democrat, earned a […]

Drew WilsonOctober 2, 2018

Republican opponent Ron DeSantis is behind Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum by just two percentage points in a new statewide poll of likely voters. The St. Pete Polls survey, commissioned by Florida Politics, found Gillum leading DeSantis 47 percent-45 percent with Reform Party nominee Darcy Richardson pulling 2 percent support and the remaining 6 percent of voters undecided. DeSantis […]

Drew WilsonOctober 1, 2018

Republican Gov. Rick Scott and Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson are statistically tied in a new poll of November’s U.S. Senate race, though Scott holds a razor-thin edge. The St. Pete Polls survey, commissioned by Florida Politics, found Nelson, Florida’s only statewide elected Democrat, and Scott, who is term-limited after eight years in the Governor’s […]

Ryan NicolOctober 1, 2018

The turnaround may be real for incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, as he is leading Republican challenger Rick Scott in yet another poll. The newest Public Policy Polling survey puts Nelson up 4 points against Scott, the outgoing Florida Governor. Nelson grabbed 48 percent while Scott earned 44 percent. A total of 9 percent […]

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Jeff Brandes still up double digits in SD 24 re-election battle

New poll puts David Perez in the lead in battleground SD 36

Jim Bonfiglio internal poll has him up by 10 points in HD 89

Vern Buchanan leads David Shapiro by 9 in new survey

Poll puts Lauren Baer within 3 points of Brian Mast

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell poll shows her ahead by a sliver

Vern Buchanan leads David Shapiro by 7 points in new CD 16 poll

St. Pete Polls: Ron DeSantis within 2 points of Andrew Gillum

Bill Nelson, Rick Scott tied in battleground U.S. Senate contest

Bill Nelson leading Rick Scott by 4 points in latest poll