Poll Watch: Tampa Bay Times/Bay News 9/News 13/UF Florida 2014 Gubernatorial Survey

Tampa Bay Times/Bay News 9/News 13/UF Florida 2014 Gubernatorial Poll

• Charlie Crist (D) 40% (35.74%)
• Rick Scott (R) 40% (40.93%)
• Adrian Wyllie (L) 6% (6.32%)

Survey of 781 likely voters was conducted October 7-12, 2014. The margin of error is +/- 3.2 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted August 27-31, 2014 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted January 27 - February 1, 2014 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:

Forty-four percent of the likely voters surveyed approved of Scott's handling of his job, while 49 percent disapprove — including 57 percent of independent voters. In contrast, 48 percent said they approved of Crist's performance when he was the Republican governor — including six in 10 Democrats, one-third of Republicans, and 47 percent of independents — while 41 percent disapproved.