Gillum leads DeSantis in closing days of race for Florida governor

A snapshot of likely voters by the University of North Florida shows Andrew Gillum leading Ron DeSantis 49-43 percent.

7% of people polled by the Public Opinion Research Lab were undecided. The poll was conducted October 23-26 during the first week of early voting across the state of Florida.

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The poll shows an even tighter race for U.S. Senate. Incumbent Senator Bill Nelson holds a one-point advantage over Rick Scott, 47-46%. 7% of respondents didn’t know or didn’t say who they would vote for.

“Almost 3 million people have already voted, and Gillum is clearly leading in the gubernatorial race. The Senate race with Nelson and Scott is neck and neck, and the few remaining undecided voters are going to play a pivotal role in the outcome,” said Dr. Michael Binder, faculty director of the Public Opinion Research Lab at UNF.

Just over 1,000 likely Florida voters, 18 years of age or older, participated in the survey. It has a margin of error +/-3 percentage points.

The poll showed 69% of respondents support the constitutional amendment to restore felon voting rights. 23% did not support the ballot amendment.

45% of likely voters said that they approve of the way that President Trump is handling his job, while 51% disapprove. 4% don’t know.

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