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Rogelio V. Solis, AP

Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves may have the money, but Attorney General Jim Hood still has a slight lead — for now, according to a new poll.

A poll from Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy gives a slight advantage to Hood, the presumptive Democratic nominee, over Reeves, the Republican front-runner, in the race for governor.

The poll was released Wednesday.

In a head-to-head, Hood leads Reeves 44 to 42 percent with 14 percent of voters undecided.

The margin of error for the poll was 4 percent.

According to the poll, 12 percent of Republican voters are comfortable crossing party lines and supporting Hood, while only 6 percent of Democrats are willing to support Reeves.

The poll shows a significant racial divide in the election, with only 3 percent of black voters supporting Reeves and only 23 percent of white voters supporting Hood.

Hood is leading Reeves with women and independents, while Reeves is leading with voters over 50, according to the poll.

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While Hood has a slight lead overall, Reeves has been closing the gap.

In a December 2017, he was 6 points behind. Then in April 2018, he was 5 points behind, according to two polls from Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy..

Now, Reeves is only two points behind, and he has a significant edge in fundraising.

In 2018, Reeves raised about $1.7 million, according to annual reports filed with the state Thursday, which is $1 million more than Hood raised.

In total, Reeves has nearly $7 million to spend, while Hood has over $1 million.

Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy released breakdowns by race, age and geographic region, as well as a handful of polls for other races, some hypothetical.

If retired Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice William Waller, Jr. were to run as an independent, it would have little affect on the race, according to the poll.

Rogelio V. Solis, AP

Nine percent of voters would support Waller, who takes votes from both Hood and Reeves, the poll shows.

More than half of Mississippi voters don't recognize Waller's name, according to one poll.

In the Republican primary for governor, Reeves holds a sizable lead over state Rep. Robert Foster, R-Hernando. The poll shows Reeves at 62 percent and Foster at 9 percent.

In the Republican primary for attorney general, a poll shows Treasurer Lynn Fitch is leading Rep. Mark Baker, R-Brandon, 45 to 17 percent.

Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy said they interviewed 625 registered Mississippi voters across the state by phone from Jan. 30 to Feb. 1.

Polling analysis site FiveThirtyEight gives a B+ grade to Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy, finding that the firm has correctly called 86 percent of races, though leans Republican.