Rick Scott Beating Charlie Crist in New Poll

A Tampa Bay Times/Bay News 9/UF Bob Graham Center poll released late on Tuesday night shows Gov. Rick Scott holding the edge on former Gov. Charlie Crist, who won last weeks Democratic primary.

The poll shows Scott taking 40.9 percent, Crist with 35.7 percent and Adrian Wyllie, the Libertarian nominee, garnering 6.3 percent. When Wyllie is taken out of the mix, Scott takes 43.7 while Crist gets 37.6 percent.

Florida voters are growing more optimistic about the economy with 48.7 believing the Sunshine State is recovering while 25.2 expect a recovery soon.

The poll of 814 likely voters was taken from Aug. 27-31 and had a margin of error of +/- 3.4 percent.