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Peter SchorschSeptember 19, 2016

A new poll shows David Jolly holding a three-point lead over Charlie Crist in the race for Florida’s 13th Congressional District. The survey, conducted by St. Pete Polls for Florida Politics, has Jolly at 46 percent and Crist at 43 percent. The Indian Shores Republican is ahead of the former governor despite the district breaking […]

Peter SchorschAugust 26, 2016

It is arguably the nastiest — and perhaps the weirdest — legislative race of the primary election cycle. Not a day goes by without a negative flier landing in voters’ mailboxes. On most days, there are several. A slew of Twitter accounts and websites authored by anonymous bomb-throwers have sprung up. The race has even featured a […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 25, 2016

The Senate District 19 race will come down to the wire. A new poll by St. Pete Polls found the race is essentially tied, proving the outcome will depend heavily on ground game and get-out-the-vote efforts in the final days of primary. The survey, conducted for FloridaPolitics.com, found 26 percent of Democratic voters said they […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 24, 2016

Dena Grayson leads her opponents in Florida’s 9th Congressional District, but with less than a week until the primary the race remains tight. A new St. Pete Polls survey found Grayson has a 6 percentage point lead over her nearest competitor in the district. The survey, conducted for FloridaPolitics.com, found Grayson is at 33 percent, […]

Mitch PerryAugust 3, 2016

An initiative that would give a property tax break for renewable energy to residents and businesses, is getting strong support heading into the Aug. 30 primary election in Florida. A St. Pete Polls survey released Wednesday shows Amendment 4 is garnering 56 percent in support to 16 percent against, with 27 percent undecided. Florida hasn’t had a constitutional […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 3, 2016

With just 27 days until the primary, a new poll shows Marco Rubio continues to hold a commanding lead over Carlos Beruff. According to a survey from St. Pete Polls, Rubio leads Beruff by nearly 33 points. The survey found 55 percent of likely Republican primary voters polled would vote for Rubio, while 22 percent […]

Mitch PerryAugust 3, 2016

Patrick Murphy has a substantial lead over Alan Grayson in the race for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Florida, a new poll released on Wednesday shows. The St. Pete Polls survey of 1,807 Democrats statewide shows Murphy with 45 percent, Grayson at 20 percent, and Pam Keith at 7 percent. The survey also shows that 14 percent prefer another candidate, […]

Mitch PerryJuly 19, 2016

Charlie Crist has a 12-point lead over GOP incumbent David Jolly in Florida’s 13th Congressional District, 50 percent to 38 percent, according to a poll released Tuesday by the Crist campaign. The survey was conducted by Anzalone Liszt Grove Research, a Democratic pollster who worked on Barack Obama’s presidential campaigns in 2008 and 2012. The pollsters say that Crist’s high name recognition […]

Mitch PerryJuly 5, 2016

Betty Reed says Ed Narain told her late last year that he would never run against her in the Senate District 19 race. Narain says it wasn’t like that. Even though it’s been nearly four months since Narain stunned some local observers and excited others by announcing he would be leaving his House District 61 seat to challenge Reed in […]

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, […]

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With first debate looming, David Jolly leads Charlie Crist 46%-43% in CD 13

Final poll of SD 17 GOP primary shows Ritch Workman closing gap vs. Debbie Mayfield

We polled the Democratic primary in Senate District 19; you’ll never believe what happened next

Dena Grayson leads Susannah Randolph 33% to 27% in CD 9

New survey shows Amendment 4 solar initiative getting 56 percent support

Another day, another poll showing Marco Rubio walloping Carlos Beruff

New poll has Patrick Murphy up big over Alan Grayson, 45%-20%

New internal poll for Charlie Crist shows him up by 12% over David Jolly in CD 13

Betty Reed now says she regrets endorsing Ed Narain in 2014

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