Current Florida Governor Rick Scott has a slim election to win on Nov. 4 as new polling figures has the Republican incumbent tied or losing behind Democratic challenger Charlie Crist.

Quinnipiac University Poll:

The Quinnipiac University poll has Crist with a one percent point lead against Scott among likely voters. With the addition of Libertarian candidate Adrian Wyllie, Crist received 42 percent, while Scott accounted for 41 percent. Wyllie receive 7 percent, but 9 percent of likely voters were undecided. The poll's figures fall within the survey's margin of error.

"After an incredibly expensive, extremely nasty campaign, the Florida governor's race is too close to call. The winner will be the candidate best able to get his voters to the polls. Turnout, turnout, turnout," said Quinnipiac Poll Assistant Director Peter A. Brown.

When the option of voting for Wyllie was excluded from the survey, the race between Crist and Scott was still too close to call, but the Democrat improved his spread by one additional percentage point. With Wyllie out of the race, Crist received 44 percent and 42 percent for Scott.

Women gave Crist a comfortable lead compared to Scott. Crist received 50 percent from the female voters participating in the Quinnipiac poll. Scott received 35 percent, ahead of Wyllie's 6 percent. Among male voters, Scott received an advantage with 47 percent to Crist's 34 percent. Wyllie received 8 percent.

The poll also included people who have already participated in the state's early voting period. From the individuals participating in the poll, 44 percent voted for Crist and 40 percent voted for Scott. Three percent of respondents have already voted for Wyllie.

The Quinnipiac University poll was conducted between Oct. 28 and Nov. 2, comprising of 817 likely voters.

Public Policy Polling:

Similar to the Quinnipiac poll, Crist and Scott are in a statistical dead heat in polling figures conducted by Public Policy Polling (PPP). The PPP data have the candidates tied at 44 percent. Wyllie was an option on the PPP survey and received 6 percent of the vote. Six percent of respondents were undecided.

In a race between Scott and Crist, the Republican incumbent falls behind the Democratic challenger. Crist received 47 percent to Scott's 46 percent, but 7 percent of voters were not sure.

PPP's Latino respondents favored Crist, regardless if Wyllie was an option. With the option of Wyllie, Crist accrued 46 percent of the Latino vote, compared to Scott's 33 percent. Wyllie received 6 percent. Without Wyllie, Crist led with 51 percent to 35 percent for Scott.

Millennials are more likely to vote for Crist than Scott. Millennials, identified between the ages of 18 and 29 in the PPP survey, favored Crist with 53 percent than 35 percent for Scott when Wyllie is excluded. With Wyllie, Crist maintained a sizeable lead with 49 percent to Scott's 35 percent and 2 percent for the Libertarian candidate.

The PPP survey asked respondents about Scott's job performance as the state's governor. Scott received an approval rating of 41 percent while 48 percent disapproved. Eleven percent of respondents were not sure of his job performance. For Crist, respondents were questioned on his likeability. Crist accounted for 47 percent of the unfavorable rating, but 40 percent favored the former Florida governor. Thirteen percent were unsure of their view of Crist.

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