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U.S. Senate Race
How Candidates for U.S. Senate in Florida Compare on Issues
How times change.
Candidate | |
Charlie Crist, 53 No Party Affiliation St. Petersburg Governor |
Marco Rubio, 39 Republican Miami Attorney; visiting professor at Florida International University |
Kendrick Meek, 43 Democrat Miami U.S. congressman |
Jeff Greene, 55 Democrat Palm Beach Real estate developer/financier |
Polls show the race is too close to call. A St. Petersburg Times/Miami Herald/Bay News 9 poll in mid-May gave Crist a slight edge over Rubio, with 30% of registered voters surveyed saying they planned to vote for Crist, and 27% preferring Rubio. (The poll’s margin of error is plus or minus 4%). A subsequent Rasmussen survey, however, finds Rubio with a lead of 8 percentage points.
How this all shakes out with voters is anyone’s guess, but one thing is clear: The race is likely to be the most-watched Senate race in the nation. Following is a look at how the four leading candidates compare on issues, contributions, net worth and more.
Net Worth | |
Crist While Crist has an individual net worth of $466,063, his wife’s assets boost his total to between $2 million and $4.4 million. |
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Meek $-25,980 to $179,999 |
Greene- Estimated at $2 billion |
Fundraising | |
Crist- $10.2 million |
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Meek- $6 million |
Greene- While his campaign finance reports are not yet available, Greene has reportedly told some Democrats he intends to spend $40 million before the primary. |
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