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Drew WilsonSeptember 19, 2018

Incumbent Republican Sen. Keith Perry has a big lead over Democratic challenger Kayser Enneking in the race for Gainesville-based Senate District 8. According to a new survey from St. Pete Polls, Perry currently has 49 percent support compared to just 38 percent support for Enneking. Former Gainesville City Commissioner Charles Goston, who lost his re-election […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 18, 2018

Despite Democratic challenger Bob Doyel touting internal poll numbers showing him leading Republican state Sen. Kelli Stargel, the first public poll of the SD 22 general election shows Stargel with an outside-the-margin lead in her re-election bid. A new St. Pete Polls survey, conducted Sunday, found Stargel up by 7 percentage points among registered voters […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 18, 2018

Former Republican Rep. Ed Hooper has taken back the lead from former Democratic Rep. Amanda Murphy in the race to fill Pasco and Pinellas county-based Senate District 16. According to a new poll conducted over the weekend, Hooper is the pick for 47 percent of SD 16 voters with Murphy coming in just behind him […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 18, 2018

The first general election season poll of the Senate District 18 battle brought some good news for incumbent state Sen. Dana Young. The St. Pete Polls survey shows the Tampa Republican with a 3-point lead, 45-42 percent, over House Minority Leader Janet Cruz. The remaining 13 percent of voters are undecided. The poll shows an […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 14, 2018

As Florida Politics was preparing to release the results of our final post-primary, statewide survey focusing on the nexus of 2018 elections and medical marijuana, POLITICO Florida published a story putting Ron DeSantis, Ashley Moody and Matt Caldwell squarely on the wrong side of public opinion when it comes to Florida’s popular medical marijuana law. […]

Scott PowersSeptember 10, 2018

Voters who support Florida’s medical marijuana law and especially those who support further legalization of marijuana appear to be lifting Nikki Fried into the lead in the Florida Agriculture Commissioner’s race, according to a new poll. Fried, the Democrat, leads among all voters surveyed last week by St. Pete Polls, getting 47 percent of the support of […]

Scott PowersSeptember 7, 2018

A new poll from St. Pete Polls is finding Florida’s governor’s race in nearly a tie, with Democratic nominee Andrew Gillum just slightly ahead, and also finding that Florida voters lean toward supporting more legalization of marijuana and consider that issue in their position on the governor’s race. The poll is part of an effort […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 6, 2018

A poll commissioned after Matt Gaetz cruised past his two primary challengers found that Republican primary voters were just fine with their Congressman supporting medical marijuana. Nearly 70 percent of Republicans in Florida’s 1st Congressional District told St. Pete Polls they cast their ballot for Gaetz in last week’s primary election. Though the Shalimar Congressman’s actual vote total was closer […]

Jacob OglesSeptember 4, 2018

New polling verifies Florida’s U.S. Senate fight as one of the tightest in the nation, with Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson and Republican Rick Scott virtually tied. But even in a politically divided state, a substantial majority still favors legal medical marijuana use. A survey by St. Pete Polls commissioned for Florida Politics finds both candidates at […]

Drew WilsonAugust 27, 2018

Gwen Graham and Philip Levine have jostled for the top spot in the Democratic primary for Governor for months, but the final poll ahead of Tuesday’s election shows Graham is the clear front-runner for the nomination with a still-surging Andrew Gillum, not Levine, taking the No. 2 spot. The St. Pete Polls survey, crowd-funded by […]

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Keith Perry has double-digit lead over Kayser Enneking in SD 8

Kelli Stargel leads Bob Doyel by a touchdown in SD 22

Ed Hooper takes slim lead in SD 16 comeback bid

Dana Young has 3-point lead over Janet Cruz in SD 18 battleground

Polling: GOP candidates on wrong side of medical marijuana smoking ban

Poll: Marijuana legalization support helps Nikki Fried’s Ag. Commish bid

Poll: Governor’s race tied, voters support marijuana

Poll: Matt Gaetz’s medical marijuana support A-OK with CD 1 Republicans

Bill Nelson, Rick Scott deadlocked at 47% according to latest poll of race for Florida’s U.S Senate seat

Here’s Florida Politics’ final poll of the Democratic primary for Florida governor