Poll: Tight Race for Gulfport Mayor

Vice Mayor Sam Henderson and former councilor Bob Worthington are neck and neck according to a new local poll.

According to local polling outfit, StPetePolls, Henderson received 30.5% voter support compared to just 29.3% for Worthington. Of the 267 registered voters who responses to the telephone survey 40.2% were undecided.

Voters were also asked about the proposed charter amendment about filling elected position vacancies in the city, the red light cameras and smoking ban.

Of the 204 responses, 38.1% supported the proposed charter amendment. Of the 201 responses, 49.1% think the city installing red light cameras was a good thing. Of the 198 responses, 46.1% support a smoking ban on the beach while 47.6 do not support a smoking ban on the beach. Only 6.4% of participants were unsure regarding the smoking ban.

Check out the January 2013 City of Gulfport General Survey on StPetePolls.