Senator Rick ScottFlorida RepublicansNew Senate polls released Friday show his Democratic challenger narrowly leading former Rep. Debbie Mukarsel-Powell.
A survey released by Emerson College Polling on Friday showed Scott leading Mucarsel-Powell by 1 point, 46 to 45 percent, in Florida’s Senate race. The poll, with a sample of 815 likely voters in Florida, was conducted between September 3 and 5 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 percentage points.
Friday’s poll shows a tight race between the two and the best result for Mukarsel-Powell as other recent polls have Scott leading by several points.
According to a poll by Redfield and Wilton Strategies, Scott leads with 43 percent by 3 points to Mukarsel-Powell’s 40 percent. The poll was conducted between August 25 and 28 in Florida with a sample of 850 likely voters.
Newsweek Scott and Mucarcel-Powell’s campaign have been reached by email for comment.
control of The Senate As this year is up for grabs Democrats And Republicans Sees itself as a chance to win a majority. Democrats are defending many seats in competitive states, meaning they will have to hold on to nearly every seat they currently hold to maintain a majority. Democrats currently hold 51 seats, including four independents who caucus with the party, while Republicans hold 49 seats. To gain full control of the Senate, Republicans would have to flip just two seats, with Ohio and Montana as their primary targets.
However, the latest poll comes a month later USA Today/Suffolk/WSVN-TV Florida poll shows Scott had a net favorability rating of minus 14 points. It showed Scott had a poor favorability rating, where the 71-year-old was viewed favorably by 35 percent of 500 likely voters in Florida, with 49 percent disapproving.
Mucarcel-Powell responded to the poll, telling the Florida Phoenix that it was “not the first poll that I’ve seen that Rick Scott is completely underwater. People across the state know who he is, and that’s why they don’t want to vote for him.”
Mucarcel-Powell, who made history in 2018 when she became the first Ecuadorian American and the first person born in South America to be elected CongressShe is the only Latina running for a US Senate seat in November.
In response, Scott’s campaign spokesman Will Hampson said earlier Newsweek: “Every election Florida Democrats say Rick Scott is in trouble and every election they lose. Bring it.”
Scott, who just won the 2018 election against him Bill Nelson By 0.2 percent, still considered the favorite to win November’s Senate race.
“Scott has a history of winning razor thin statewide races in Florida, and in a state that becomes significantly more red In the last six years, this could be the second closest race for Scott,” said University of North Florida political science professor Michael Binder, sharing the results of a July 30 survey by the University of North Florida Public Opinion Research. 774 likely voters lab (PORL) shows Kay Scott is just 4 points ahead of Muckersell-Powell.
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