DeSantis and Rubio lead races, new polling suggests

• Meanwhile, Sen. Marco Rubio is leading Democratic Rep. Val Demings 47% to 41% in the U.S. Senate race, per Mason-Dixon's polling. 10% of voters were undecided in the Senate race.

Zoom in: DeSantis had a 52% to 39% advantage among independent voters, while Crist had a 50% to 42% advantage among Hispanic voters.

• Rubio had a 44% to 39% edge among independents, while he and Demings split the Hispanic vote.

Details: Mason-Dixon surveyed 800 registered Florida voters from Sept. 26-28. All respondents said they are likely to vote in the Nov. 8 election.

• Both polls have a margin of error is 3.5 percentage points.

What to know: The deadline to register to vote is Oct. 11, less than a week away.