FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ Andrew Gillum is leading Ron DeSantis in the governor's race, a poll released Wednesday found.
Democrat Gillum has a 6 percentage point lead over Republican DeSantis in the Reuters/Ipsos/University of Virginia Center for Politics Poll.
The poll found Gillum has the support of 50 percent of likely voters. DeSantis is supported by 44 percent of likely voters.
Gillum is mayor of Tallahassee.
DeSantis is a former Space Coast congressman. He resigned last week, four months before the end of his third term, to devote more time to campaigning.
The poll has a "credibility interval" of plus or minus 4 percentage points. That's similar to a margin of error calculated for many polls.
The Reuters/Ipsos/UVA Poll was conducted Sept. 5 to 12. A sample of 2,015 Florida adults, including 1,000 likely voters, were interviewed online. Responses were weighted according to the latest government population estimates.
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