TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL)-- One particular race in Florida is getting some extra attention: the governor race. Will Governor Rick Scott keep his position, or will republican turned democrat Charlie Crist find himself in the same position he once held?
It's one of the closest races this election season. The two are neck and neck in a race that is already causing the state to prepare for a potential run-off.
"We're seeing our secretary of state already alerting the supervisors of elections to be on alert and expect the unexpected," said Political Analyst Trimmel Gomes.
Gomes says one of Governor Scott's strengths in this election is job growth that he says he has had a hand in supporting, and Crist's personality is something voters may take note of, finding him to be smooth and charismatic during the debates.
But many voters are no doubt feeling burnt out on attack advertisements surrounding this race. While both candidates have spent millions on them, that negativity could have an equally negative impact on voters.
"They may look for a lesser of the two evils so to speak," said Gomes. "They're looking for someone else who is a relief, and that may fall to that candidate to steal away some of those votes."
That candidate is Adrian Wyllie, running as a libertarian and the third candidate in this race. Last month, Wyllie filed a federal lawsuit to try to gain a spot in the debates with Scott and Crist, but Gomes says his efforts may have been too late."
"It's an effort that he needed to push forward to get his name out there, but it's not really going to make a difference, you know, at this stage in the whole entire game," said Gomes.
It's a race voters throughout the state will no doubt be paying close attention to up until the final seconds of election day.
