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Jacob OglesNovember 5, 2018

Democrat Andrew Gillum holds a nearly 5 percentage point lead over Republican Ron DeSantis heading into Election Day, according to the final St. Pete Polls survey conducted for Florida Politics. The last poll of the 2018 election cycle for the outlet found the Tallahassee Mayor winning almost 50 percent of the vote, while the former […]

Drew WilsonNovember 5, 2018

If Election Day were today, Democrat Nikki Fried would eke out a victory over Republican Matt Caldwell in Agriculture Commissioner race. That’s according to a new survey from St. Pete Polls conducted Thursday. The poll, commissioned by Florida Politics, found Fried leading by just under a percentage point with 6 percent of voters still undecided. The same survey […]

Jacob OglesNovember 5, 2018

Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson appears on track to win re-election over Republican challenger Rick Scott. A new survey from St. Pete Polls conducted for Florida Politics puts the incumbent about 4 percent ahead of his opponent. The final poll, taken Nov. 3 and 4, puts Nelson right under the 50 percent threshold, while Scott, Florida’s […]

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 4, 2018

A new poll suggests a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at ending live dog racing in Florida may not pass. The survey by St. Pete Polls shows a total of 50 percent polled are for Amendment 13, while 38 percent are opposed and nearly 12 percent are still undecided just a days before the general election. […]

Danny McAuliffeNovember 3, 2018

Democrat Andrew Gillum is up two points in the latest poll of the Florida Governor’s race. A St. Pete Polls survey of the race released Saturday put Republican Ron DeSantis behind Gillum 48-46 percent, a lead just barely outside of the poll’s 1.9 percent margin of error. Nearly 4 percent of the sample is undecided, while another […]

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 […]

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 […]

Drew WilsonOctober 29, 2018

A new statewide poll found Florida voters are in favor of the constitutional amendment restoring voting rights to felons who have done their time but aren’t so keen on adding a “crime victim bill of rights” to the state’s governing document. The St. Pete Polls survey found 60 percent of likely voters support Amendment 4, […]

Tag: St. Pete Polls

Final St. Pete Polls survey: Andrew Gillum holds 5-point lead heading into Election Day

Nikki Fried holds slim lead in final poll of Ag. Commissioner race

Final numbers from St. Pete Polls: Bill Nelson, scratching at 50 percent, leads Rick Scott by 4 percent

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

Poll: Dog-racing ban looks like it won’t make it to finish line

Latest poll: Andrew Gillum v. Ron DeSantis going down to the wire

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

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

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

St. Pete Polls: Voting rights restoration amendment primed to pass