A Quinnipiac University poll shows the race to become Florida's next governor between U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis and Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum is too close to call.
The poll of Florida likely voters shows 50 percent of people support the Democratic candidate, Gillum, while 47 percent support DeSantis.
Among those polled, 94 percent who named a candidate said their mind is made up.
The poll also shows gender and racial gaps. More men support DeSantis, 52 percent to Gillum's 45 percent, while more women back Gillum, 55 percent to DeSantis' 42 percent.
White voters support DeSantis by a narrow 52 percent to Gillum's 45 percent, while black voters strongly support Gillum by 93 percent to DeSantis' 2 percent. DeSantis has the support of 56 percent Hispanic voters, compared to Gillum's 43 percent.
Along party lines, Republicans support DeSantis 92 percent to Gillum's 6 percent, and Democrats support Gillum 93 percent to 3 percent. Independent voters support Gillum 55 percent to DeSantis' 42 percent.
Gillum's favorability rating is 46 percent to 33 percent, while DeSantis' is nearly split at 45 percent to 43 percent.
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Those polled give President Donald Trump an approval rating of 47 percent.
"Mayor Andrew Gillum came out of his upset victory in the Florida Democratic primary with a head of steam," Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll, said in a statement. "Neither man was well-known before their primaries, but since then the race has become a center of political attention in the state."
Brown said it's a "highly unusual situation" that the majority of those polled said they will vote for one of the two men.
"Just as unusual, more than 90 percent of Gillum and DeSantis voters say they will not change their minds and are dead set in supporting the candidate they now favor," Brown added.
The most important issues for those polled: 23 percent said the economy; 14 percent said immigration and healthcare; 13 percent said gun policy; 12 percent said the environment; and 10 percent said education.
The Quinnipiac University poll, which has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.3 percentage points, was conducted from Thursday until Monday and surveyed 785 Florida likely voters.
