The polling data below is grouped by polling organization, with each pollster's data listed in reverse chronological order. Use the following links to jump to a particular pollster's data.
Latest poll: John McLaughlin & Associates (R) (10/15-18/00)
Hamilton & Beattie (D) John McLaughlin & Associates (R) Marketing Research Institute (R)	Mason-Dixon The Mellman Group (D) U.S. Term Limits

HAMILTON & BEATTIE (D)

A Hamilton & Beattie (D) poll, conducted 3/15-21/99 and released to the DSCC, surveyed 600 likely Dem primary voters; margin of error +/- 4% (release, 3/29/99). Dems tested: Insur. Commis. Bill Nelson, Reps. Peter Deutsch (20) and Robert Wexler (19) and EPA Admin. Carol Browner.

           Fav/Unfav
Nelson     66%/ 8%
Browner    25 / 5
Wexler     22 / 6
Deutsch    17 / 5

A John McLaughlin & Assoc. poll, conducted 10/15-18/00 for Rep. Bill McCollum (R-08), surveyed 600 likely voters; margin of error +/- 4% (release, 10/20). Tested: McCollum, Insur. Commis. Bill Nelson, Dem state Rep. Willie Logan (I) and ex-IN U.S. Rep. Joel Deckard (Reform).

              Fav/Unfav
McCollum      38%/23%
Nelson        38 /23

A John McLaughlin and Associates (R) poll, conducted 3/2-5/00 for Rep. Bill McCollum (R-08); surveyed 500 likely GOP primary voters; margin of error +/- 4/4% (release, 3/6). Tested: McCollum and state ed. commis. Tom Gallagher (R) (release, 3/7).

            Fav/Unfav  ID
McCollum    43%/8%     79%
Gallagher   43 /8      85

A Marketing Research Institute (R) poll, conducted the week of 8/30-9/3/99 for the non-partisan business think thank Florida Free, surveyed 800 regis. voters; margin of error +/- 3.5% (release, 10/4). Tested: Insur. Commis. Bill Nelson (D), Educ. Commis. Tom Gallagher (R), LG Frank Brogan (R) and Rep. Bill McCollum (R-08). Note: This poll was conducted before Brogan bowed out and before Dem state Rep. Willie Logan officially declared his indie bid.

           Fav/Unfav   ID

Gallagher  43%/ 8%     81%
Nelson     41 / 6      66
Brogan     25 / 8      59
McCollum   22 /12      56

A Mason-Dixon poll, conducted 6/23-26/00, surveyed 811 regular voters; margin of error +/- 3.5% (release, 6/28). Tested: Insur. Commis. Bill Nelson (D), Rep. Bill McCollum (R-08) and Dem state Rep. Willie Logan (I).

          Fav/Unfav   ID
Nelson    44%/13%     88%
McCollum  33 /19      82
Logan     10 / 6      35

A Mason-Dixon poll, conducted 10/7-10/99 for various media outlets, surveyed 630 regular voters; margin of error +/- 4%. Subsample: 369 likely GOP primary voters; +/- 5.6% (release, 10/14). Tested: Insur. Commis. Bill Nelson (D), Educ. Commis. Tom Gallagher (R), Rep. Bill McCollum (R-08) and Dem state Rep. Willie Logan (I).

Among All     Fav/Unfav   ID
Nelson        44%/12%     84%
Gallagher     37 / 9      84
McCollum      24 /17      62
Logan          8 / 3      27

A Mason-Dixon poll, conducted 3/29-4/1/99 for various media outlets, surveyed 623 regis. voters; margin of error +/- 4%; GOPers tested: Rep. Bill McCollum (08), Educ. Commis. Tom Gallagher (R), '98 nominee Charlie Crist (R), Senate Pres. Toni Jennings (R), Rep. Charles Canady (12) and Rep. Joe Scarborough (01). Dems tested: Insur. Commis. Bill Nelson (D), Rep. Robert Wexler (19), Rep. Peter Deutsch (20) and Miami-Dade Mayor Alex Penelas (D) (release, 4/6).

            Fav/Unfav ID
Nelson     42%/11%   81%
Gallagher  37 / 8    78 
McCollum   27 /18    68
Jennings   21 / 4    48
Crist      19 /12    60
Penelas    13 / 3    33
Wexler     11 / 5    32
Canady      8 / 5    34
Scarborough 8 / 4    30
Deutsch     7 / 4    25  

A DSCC poll, conducted 3/27-30/99 by The Mellman Group (D), surveyed 600 likely voters; margin of error +/- 4% (release, 4/27). Tested: Nelson, Senate Pres. Toni Jennings (R), House Speaker John Thrasher (R), '98 GOP nominee Charlie Crist and McCollum. Not Tested: Gallagherm, Reps. Deutsch, Wexler, Charles Canady (R-12), Porter Goss (R-14) and Joe Scarborough (R-01).

Personal Ratings    Fav/Unfav
Nelson              38%/11%
McCollum            25 /16 
Crist               15 /10 
Jennings            13 / 5
Thrasher             9 / 5

A U.S. Term Limits poll, conducted 3/14/99 by Rasmussen Research, surveyed 500 likely statewide voters; margin of error +/- 4.5% (release, 3/15/99). Tested: Rep. Bill McCollum (R-08).

McCollum Fav/Unfav 
Favorable      20%
Unfavorable    21 
Not Sure       49 

Fav/Unfav On McCollum After His
Term Limits Record* Is Described
               All   GOP  Ind
Favorable      15%   19%   9%
Unfavorable    48    40   60
Not Sure       38    --   --