Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich Lead GOP Field in Florida Poll Shows

A poll released on Monday showed that Florida is up for grabs in the Republican presidential race.

The poll from Republican firm Sunshine State Communications found that 32 percent of those surveyed were undecided. Former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts led the field of candidates with 16 percent and former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia was right behind him with 15 percent. With former Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas announcing on Saturday that he was not running for the Republican presidential nomination, his supporters could play a pivotal role in the primary battle. The poll was taken before Huckabee made his announcement and showed the former Arkansas governor took 11 percent of those surveyed. Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, who has downplayed talk about running for the Republican nomination in 2012, took 9 percent while former Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska stood at 8 percent.

The Republican presidential race in Florida is wide open, said Buzz Jacobs of Sunshine State Communications. With Huckabee out of the race, approximately 43 percent of likely Republican Primary voters are up for grabs.

The poll of 689 likely Republican primary voters was taken between May 11-13 and had a margin of error of +/- 3.73 percent.