pete mayor rick baker is predicting a won. >> this is a different type of election. i think all the old rules have been thrown out and dave -- david has been a change agent. he's gotten some hits from both sides of the aisle, which is what i think we need. we need people to come up with solutions and really not >> reporter: we understand in excess of 200 people rsvp for this tonight. rick baker has spent part of his day waving signs for david jolly and i believe he is back out there now. my colleague paul mueller is with the charlie crist people. >> reporter: thank you. charlie crist has been at the polls since early this morning and he will be there when they close at 7 pm tonight. at his watch party, things are fairly quiet but that will all change. let's talk about the polls here. the latest poll coming out on election eve shows chris with a five -- crist with a five-point lead over jolly but most of the polls have shown the two neck and neck. this has been a very tight and contentious battle for this seat representing most of pinellas county, the 13th congression

. >> reporter: and he's predicting a win rick baker. you're looking at the setup where we think the results are going to jolly's insistence that members of congress not solicit fund has alien natured some members of the gop. but as you saw rick baker says it's a grass-roots campaign and so no problem there. we expect this matter to get underway at 6:00. >> all right. thanks so much. >>> and we've got blue skies on this election day, here's the view from tampa off of ford you can see the traffic building already heading northbound which is pretty standard for this time of the afternoon of the temperatures in the upper 70s right now winds coming in out of the east between 5 to 10 miles per hour. another great view, 75 degrees very comfortable this afternoon, low dew points and it's really been a warm appeared dry stretch. we've had above average temperatures for the last 14 days and it's been now 24 days without any rainfall at tampa international airport. so it's been quite a stretch and the only showers we're seeing are up towards the p

rick baker spoke to me earlier and he thinks voters appreciate his stance. >> are you predicting a win? >> i do. he is doing very strong right now. all that we have heard about the reports from what is going on today, the voting, very strong republican turnout today. i feel very good about this.>> reporter: we're going to have jolly's reaction to the voting results later tonight. peter bernard, news channel >>> you could say charlie crist has the hometown advantage but that doesn't mean he has the race in the bag. we are live at the crist watch party. people are starting to file in and i can see folks behind you. >> they are. the latest polls show crist with a five-point lead but most others show the candidates neck and neck. we're talking but the watch party. it is starting to filter in. now we can see there are a lot crist's supporters, a couple vips including former buccaneer jimmie giles. crist, as we followed him, spend these last few days in downtown st. pete. pressing the flesh, working on getting those undecided voters. experts say the redistricting definitely plays a major rol

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