http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/index.cfm/...em/itemID/12404Angus Reid Global Scan : Polls & Research
Florida U.S. Senate: Nelson 59%, Harris 26%July 1, 2006
Incumbent Bill Nelson could earn a new term as one of Florida’s representatives to the United States Senate, according to the latest poll by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. 59 per cent of respondents in the Sunshine State would vote for the Democrat, while 26 per cent would support Republican Katherine Harris.
A survey by the Strategic Vision gives Nelson a 35-point lead over Harris.
Nelson was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000, defeating Republican Bill McCollum with 52 per cent of the vote in a ballot to replace the retiring Connie Mack III.
Harris served as Florida’s state secretary from 1999 to 2002. She presided over the highly contested 2000 presidential election, where weeks of recounts and court injunctions concluded in a 537-vote victory for Republican George W. Bush over Democrat Al Gore in the Sunshine State. Harris was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2002, and earned a new two-year term in 2004.
Harris will face three rivals—retired naval officer LeRoy Collins Jr., former federal official Peter Monroe and immigration lawyer William McBride—in the GOP primary ballot scheduled for Sept. 5.
The election is scheduled for Nov. 7.