Marco Rubio holds solid lead over Val Demings in new poll

UNF survey finds Rubio outpolling Demings by 12 points.

Republican incumbent Sen. Marco Rubio holds a 12-point advantage over Democratic front-running candidate Rep. Val Demings in a new poll released Thursday by the University of North Florida.

The live telephone survey, conducted Feb. 7-20 by UNF’s Public Opinion Research Lab (PORL), finds 46% of Florida’s registered voters support the two-term Senator for re-election, while 34% back the three-term Congresswoman from Orlando.