Alan McMillan has extended his lead against incumbent Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill, according to the poll conducted last week of 452 likely Republican District 2 voters. McMillan garnered 46 percent to Underhill’s 33.8 percent with 20.1 percent still uncertain who will get get their vote on Aug. 28.
McMillan has outspent Underhill, $81,168-$27,214, and picked up 15.5 percentage points since the June 19 poll conducted by the Political Matrix.
| 28-Jul | 19-Jun | |
| Alan McMillan | 46.0% | 30.5% |
| Doug Underhill | 33.8% | 28.1% |
| Don’t know candidates | 14.8% | 32.3% |
| Undecided | 5.3% | 9.1% |
The persons sampled were likely voters of District 2 Republican primaries in Escambia County. They were called using an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system during the hours of 2-8 p.m. July 26-28. The phone numbers called were provided by Escambia Supervisor of Elections Office. The Margin of Error for this study is +/- 4.5% with a confidence level of 95%.