Candidates in Florida’s Senate and gubernatorial races are neck-and-neck in both contests days before the 2018 midterm elections next week, according to a new poll.
In the Senate race, Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., has support from 49 percent of likely voters, but his Republican challenger, Gov. Rick Scott, is several points behind with 47 percent support from likely voters, a CNN poll reveals.
The poll also shows that 49 percent of likely voters are behind Democratic candidate and Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum, in comparison to 48 percent who support for former U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis.
RealClearPolitics’ polling average shows Nelson has a 2.3-point advantage over Scott and that Gillum has a 2.9-point lead over DeSantis.
Elections for both contests will be held on Nov. 6.
The poll was conducted with a sample size of 781 likely voters from Oct. 24-29. The poll’s margin of error is plus-or-minus 4.3 percentage points.
