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Mason-Dixon Poll: Dem Sink Up 7 In FL-GOV Race

Florida gubernatorial candidates Alex Sink (D) and Rick Scott (R)

A newly released Mason-Dixon poll of the Florida gubernatorial race finds state Chief Financial Officer and Democratic nominee Alex Sink on top of Republican former hospital executive Rick Scott 47%-40%.

Mason-Dixon last took a look at this race on August 11 (before the Florida primaries) and saw Sink leading Scott 40%-24%, with Independent Bud Chiles, who has since dropped out of the race, pulling in 17%. Last week, a Reuters/Ipsos poll saw Scott up two points on Sink, 47%-45%, while a Fox News poll had Sink ahead by eight, 49%-41%.

The margin of error for the latest survey is ±4.0 percentage points.

The TPM Poll Average for the contest has Sink leading Scott, 46.6%-40.3%. For more on the race, check out TPMDC’s full coverage here.

2010 elections, Alex Sink, Bud Chiles, FL-GOV, Polls, Rick Scott

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