Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum (D) leads former Rep. Ron DeSantis Ron DeSantisFlorida attorney general scrutinizing Bloomberg paying fines for felons to vote Trump may meet with potential Supreme Court pick in Miami Florida governor unveils legislation targeting protesters in 'violent or disorderly' demonstrations MORE (R-Fla.) by 6 points in a new poll on Florida’s gubernatorial race.

Gillum leads DeSantis 48 percent to 42 percent in the Rasmussen Reports poll of likely voters released on Friday.

Two percent of respondents said they would prefer another candidate, and 8 percent of voters are undecided.

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Voters who say they are certain to vote in the upcoming election gave Gillum an even larger edge — 49 percent to 44 percent.

Separately, a Florida Chamber of Commerce poll released Wednesday showed Gillum with a 4-point lead over DeSantis.

Gillum won an upset victory over a more centrist Democrat, former Rep. Gwen Graham Gwendolyn GrahamModerate Democrats now in a race against the clock Dear Iowans: Apologies for Sen. Rick Scott's lack of decency Jimmy Buffett takes musical shots at Trump during concert MORE (Fla.), in a primary last month.

Gillum has maintained a lead over DeSantis since the first publicly released poll after his primary win.

DeSantis, a former three-term congressman who stepped down last month to focus on the race, easily defeated Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam last month in the state’s Republican gubernatorial primary after being backed by President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE in the race.

The Rasmussen poll was conducted among 800 likely Florida voters Sept. 10–11 and has a margin of error 3.5 percentage points.