Republicans maintain leads in other Florida statewide contests according to JML/Targoz, including Senator Ashley Moody leading Angie Nixon 52% to 42%. Republicans are also ahead for attorney general and agriculture commissioner, while the race for chief financial officer is split 43% each between Blaise Ingoglia and Annette Taddeo. Republicans have won every gubernatorial election in the state since 1998, and Democrats have not won a Senate seat in Florida since 2012.
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Byron Donalds and David Jolly Tie at 47% for Florida Governor
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A recent survey of likely voters showed the two leading candidates for the state's executive office are now deadlocked in their support levels. The Change Research poll, conducted Oct. 8 to Oct. 10, shows both the Republican and Democrat frontrunners with equal percentages of the vote, a shift from a late September poll where David Jolly held a 2 point lead. This result also diverges from a JML/Targoz survey from Oct. 4 that gave Byron Donalds a 10 point lead, 52% to 42%.
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