New UNF poll shows snapshot of where Florida voters stand with more than 6 weeks until the midterm elections

Election day is more than six weeks away, and a new poll released Monday gives a snap shot of some of the closely watched races in Florida.

The new poll released by the University of North Florida, which was taken by more than 600 likely Florida voters, shows Democratic Candidate for Governor Andrew Gillum holding a 4 point lead over Republican candidate Ron DeSantis, 47-43%. UNF says the poll has a margin of error of a little less than 4 points at 3.95. In the poll taken in the early part of last week, UNF says of those likely voters, 10% are undecided in the governors race. UNF says among Democrats, 9% are still deciding, while 8% of Republicans are.

“It’s still early in the election season and even though Gillum has a small lead, a lot can happen in the next six weeks.” Says Director of the Public Opinion Research Lab at UNF, Dr. Michael Binder.

The new poll also has new numbers in the race for the U.S. Senate. The poll shows Republican candidate Rick Scott is tied at 45% with Democratic candidate Bill Nelson, with 8% undecided. UNF says with Democrats, 13% say they are undecided while 4% of Republicans say they are undecided.

“Nelson and Scott are currently tied, but one bit of hope for Nelson is that more Democrats are unsure who they will vote for and partisans will come home in November.” Dr. Binder says.

The new poll also took people's reactions to Amendment 4, the proposition to restore voting rights for felons after they have completed all of their sentence. UNF says 71% of voters would vote "yes" on this amendment with 21% saying they would vote "no" and 8% undecided. Amendment 4 would not apply to those convicted of murder or sexual offenses.

UNF says the poll was taken from last Monday through Wednesday by calls made from 1 in the afternoon until 9 at night with more than 40.8% of people surveyed Republican, 39.5% Democrat, and 19.7% claiming to have no party affiliation or other.

The midterm general election is November 6th.