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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 21, 2016

With one month to go before the primary, a new poll shows Kathleen Passidomo has a commanding lead in Senate District 28. The survey — conducted for “Taxpayers in Action,” a Tampa-based political committee — found Passidomo leads Matt Hudson 56 percent to 21 percent. The survey of likely Republican primary voters found 23 percent of […]

Scott PowersJuly 14, 2016

A new poll commissioned and released Thursday by the anti-gambling group No Casinos finds overwhelming majorities of Florida voters expressing strong reservations about the expansion of gaming and the politicians who would support such expansion. The poll, conducted by Hill Research Associates, found 75 percent of the voters surveyed did not think more gambling would […]

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 […]

Mitch PerryJune 29, 2016

Two-and-a-half years into his mayoralty, voters in St. Petersburg are strongly supportive of Rick Kriseman. Yet a new poll suggests his re-election isn’t guaranteed, especially if former Mayor Rick Baker challenges him in 2017. A St. Pete Polls survey conducted Tuesday of 600 registered voters in the ‘Burg shows that Baker gets 37 percent support, […]

Scott PowersJune 20, 2016

A new poll by the conservative pollster Rasmussen Reports finds Americans think the Orlando massacre is more about terrorism than guns. The survey found 57 percent of those polled consider the shooting primarily a terrorism issue, while 38 percent thought it was primarily a gun-control issue. However, even those who consider it a terrorism issue […]

Scott PowersJune 20, 2016

What’s in a name? Democratic congressional candidate Dena Grayson — known as Dena Minning before her Memorial Day weekend wedding to U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson — has surged into a commanding lead in her quest for the Democratic nomination to succeed him in Florida’s 9th Congressional District. A Gravis Marketing poll commissioned by Dena Grayson’s campaign shows her […]

Mitch PerryJune 20, 2016

Two new surveys of the race in Florida’s 13th Congressional District show the volatility of the just-formed match between Republican incumbent David Jolly and his Democratic challenger, Charlie Crist. A private poll conducted for the Crist campaign by Public Policy Polling survey shows Crist leading Jolly, 46 to 43 percent. Meanwhile, a new private poll by McLaughlin & Associates shows Jolly leading Crist 50 to 38 […]

Peter SchorschJune 8, 2016

Democrat Charlie Crist appears to be polling how he matches up in a potential race against Republican David Jolly. Crist is running for Florida’s 13th Congressional District which is currently held by Jolly, who is, as of this moment, still running for the U.S. Senate. After the seat was redrawn to undo Republican gerrymandering, CD 13 […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 6, 2016

Florida voters are still unsure who they’ll vote for in the U.S. Senate primary. A new Mason-Dixon poll found 43 percent of likely Democrats and 49 percent of likely Republican voters said they did not know who they would vote for in the Aug. 30 Senate primary. The findings were first reported by POLITCO Florida. […]

Scott PowersMay 22, 2016

Hillary Clinton maintains a four-point lead over Donald Trump among Florida registered voters in the latest poll released Sunday by Gravis Marketing. The poll found the likely Democratic presidential candidate is preferred by 46 percent of voters and the presumed Republican presidential candidate by 42. The poll was taken last Tuesday and Wednesday of more […]

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Kathleen Passidomo leads Matt Hudson 56% to 21% in SD 28, new poll shows

Anti-gambling group’s poll shows overwhelming concern about gambling in Florida

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

New poll shows Rick Kriseman is popular, but could lose to Rick Baker in 2017

Rasmussen poll: Orlando massacre a terrorist issue, not a gun matter

Dena Grayson poll has her leading by 20 in CD 9 race

Two new polls show different results in David Jolly vs. Charlie Crist congressional race

Charlie Crist already polling race vs. David Jolly?

Mason-Dixon poll: Carlos Beruff 17%, David Jolly 13%, Ron DeSantis 10%

Gravis Poll: Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 4 in Florida