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17 percent of Florida voters say they definitely or probably would use it, while 81
percent say they probably or definitely would not;
14 percent of Ohio voters say they definitely or probably would use it, while 84
percent say definitely or probably not;
15 percent of Pennsylvania voters say they are likely to try, while 83 percent say no.
Bare majorities in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania say they support allowing adults to
possess small amounts of marijuana for recreational use, and more than eight in 10 say it should
be available for medical uses, said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac Poll.
But it is worth considering the lesson of Florida in 2014, when a referendum on medical
marijuana fell short of the 60 percent needed for passage.
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Murphy gets 35 percent to 31 percent for Republican Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera;
Lopez-Cantera gets 33 percent to 32 percent for Grayson.
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17a. (FL only) If the election for United States Senator were being held today, and the
candidates were Patrick Murphy the Democrat and Carlos Lopez-Cantera the Republican, for
whom would you vote?
Tot
Murphy
Lopez-Cantera
SMONE ELSE(VOL)
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)
DK/NA
35%
31
1
4
29
17b. (FL only) If the election for United States Senator were being held today, and the
candidates were Patrick Murphy the Democrat and Jeff Atwater the Republican, for whom
would you vote?
Tot
Murphy
Atwater
SMONE ELSE(VOL)
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)
DK/NA
34%
38
1
3
24
17c. (FL only) If the election for United States Senator were being held today, and the
candidates were Alan Grayson the Democrat and Carlos Lopez-Cantera the Republican, for
whom would you vote?
Tot
Grayson
Lopez-Cantera
SMONE ELSE(VOL)
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)
DK/NA
32%
33
1
4
30
17d. (FL only) If the election for United States Senator were being held today, and the
candidates were Alan Grayson the Democrat and Jeff Atwater the Republican, for whom would
you vote?
Tot
Grayson
Atwater
SMONE ELSE(VOL)
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)
DK/NA
32%
42
1
3
22
17e. (FL only) Is your opinion of Patrick Murphy favorable, unfavorable or haven't you
heard enough about him?
Tot
Favorable
Unfavorable
Hvn't hrd enough
REFUSED
19%
6
74
1
17f. (FL only) Is your opinion of Carlos Lopez-Cantera favorable, unfavorable or haven't
you heard enough about him?
Tot
Favorable
Unfavorable
Hvn't hrd enough
REFUSED
13%
8
78
1
17g. (FL only) Is your opinion of Jeff Atwater favorable, unfavorable or haven't you
heard enough about him?
Tot
Favorable
Unfavorable
Hvn't hrd enough
REFUSED
29%
12
58
1
17h. (FL only) Is your opinion of Alan Grayson favorable, unfavorable or haven't you
heard enough about him?
Tot
Favorable
Unfavorable
Hvn't hrd enough
REFUSED
20%
17
62
1
17i. (OH only) If the election for United States Senator were being held today, and the
candidates were Ted Strickland the Democrat and Rob Portman the Republican, for whom
would you vote?
Tot
Strickland
Portman
SMONE ELSE(VOL)
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)
DK/NA
48%
39
3
10
17j. (OH only) If the election for United States Senator were being held today, and the
candidates were P.G. Sittenfeld the Democrat and Rob Portman the Republican, for whom
would you vote?
Tot
Sittenfeld
Portman
SMONE ELSE(VOL)
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)
DK/NA
24%
47
1
4
24
17k. (OH only) Is your opinion of Ted Strickland favorable, unfavorable or haven't you
heard enough about him?
Tot
Favorable
Unfavorable
Hvn't hrd enough
REFUSED
49%
29
21
2
17l. (OH only) Is your opinion of Rob Portman favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard
enough about him?
Tot
Favorable
Unfavorable
Hvn't hrd enough
REFUSED
38%
18
44
1
17m. (OH only) Is your opinion of P.G. Sittenfeld favorable, unfavorable or haven't you
heard enough about him?
Tot
Favorable
Unfavorable
Hvn't hrd enough
REFUSED
5%
5
89
1
17n. (PA only) If the election for United States Senator were being held today, and the
candidates were Joe Sestak the Democrat and Pat Toomey the Republican, for whom would you
vote?
Tot
Sestak
Toomey
SMONE ELSE(VOL)
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)
DK/NA
35%
48
1
3
13
17o. (PA only) Is your opinion of Pat Toomey favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard
enough about him?
Tot
Favorable
Unfavorable
Hvn't hrd enough
REFUSED
44%
23
32
1
17p. (PA only) Is your opinion of Joe Sestak favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard
enough about him?
Tot
Favorable
Unfavorable
Hvn't hrd enough
REFUSED
24%
14
61
1
18. Do you approve or disapprove of the way - (FL) Rick Scott / (OH) John Kasich /
(PA) Tom Wolf - is handling his job as Governor?
Approve
Disapprove
DK/NA
FL
OH
PA
42%
49
9
61%
28
11
44%
34
22
19-20. Do you approve or disapprove of the way - (FL) Bill Nelson, Marco Rubio /
(OH) Sherrod Brown, Rob Portman / (PA) Bob Casey Jr., Pat Toomey - is handling his job as
United States Senator?
Approve
Disapprove
DK/NA
FL...............
Nelson
Rubio
OH.................
Brown
Portman
PA................
Casey Jr.
Toomey
45%
30
25
52%
27
21
46%
26
27
54%
35
11
49%
23
28
49%
24
27
42. Do you support or oppose allowing adults in - (FL) Florida / (OH) Ohio /
(PA) Pennsylvania - to legally possess small amounts of marijuana for personal use?
Support
Oppose
DK/NA
FL
OH
PA
55%
42
3
52%
44
4
51%
45
5
43. Do you support or oppose allowing adults in - (FL) Florida / (OH) Ohio /
(PA) Pennsylvania - to legally use marijuana for medical purposes if their doctor
prescribes it?
Support
Oppose
DK/NA
FL
OH
PA
84%
14
2
84%
15
1
88%
10
2
44. If marijuana were legalized for recreational use in - (FL) Florida / (OH) Ohio /
(PA) Pennsylvania - would you definitely use it, probably use it, probably not use it, or
definitely not use it?
Definitely use
Probably use
Probably not use
Definitely not use
DK/NA
FL
OH
PA
6%
11
16
65
1
5%
9
17
67
1
5%
10
15
68
2