The Florida gubernatorial race is likely to be one of the most-watched in 2010, and it starts now since the party nominees are essentially set -- Democrat Alex Sink and Republican Bill McCollum. A new Mason-Dixon poll finds that it's still a close race.

General Election Matchup
McCollum 41 (-1 from May)
Sink 35 (+1)
Undecided 24 (-2)

But Sink, the state Chief Financial Officer, is unknown to 39 percent of the electorate; only 13 percent were unfamiliar with McCollum, the state Attorney General who has also run for U.S. Senate. Most polls have shown McCollum with a slight lead.

The poll was commissioned by Ron Sachs Communications. The telephone survey of 625 registered voters was conducted June 24-26, and had a margin of error of +/- 4 percent.