Rubio Holds Nine-Point Lead In Florida Senate Race Poll

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla, reacts as he is cheered during an election-night rally Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) holds a solid nine-point lead, 43-34, over Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-FL) in the U.S. Senate race in Florida, according to a Suffolk University poll.

The third party candidates trailed far behind, with Libertarian Paul Stanton at 2 percent, and non-party candidates Basil Dalack, Tom Khoury, Steven Machat and Bruce Nathan all polling at 0 percent.

When Suffolk polled the Senate race before Florida’s August primary, Rubio held a 13-point lead over Murphy, 46-33.

The Suffolk University poll was conducted via live telephone interview from Sept. 19-21 among 500 likely Florida voters, and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 percent.

TPM’s PollTracker Average for the U.S. Senate race in Florida shows Rubio leading Murphy, 45.6 to 38.3.

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