The latest installment of the Florida Poll by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research shows Gov. Charlie Crist leading Marco Rubio by 51 percent to 23 percent in the GOP primary for U.S. Senate—a result slightly better for Rubio than last month’s installment of the same poll.

In May, the poll, done by Mason-Dixon for Ron Sachs Communications, showed Crist leading Rubio by 53 percent to 18 percent. Other recent polls have shown results in the same ballpark.

Despite the long Crist lead, there is some good news for Rubio in the poll. Among Republican voters who recognized the names of both Crist and Rubio, the two were nearly tied—33 percent for Crist and 31 percent for Rubio.

All the Republican voters sampled in the poll recognized Crist’s name, while 48 percent didn’t recognize the name of Rubio, a former state House speaker from Miami.

In other findings, the poll showed Crist leading U.S. Rep. Kendrick of Miami, frontrunner for the the Democratic nomination, by 48 percent to 26 percent with 26 percent undecided among all voters.

Among Democratic voters only, Meek led U.S. Rep. Corinne Brown of Jacksonville, a possible challenger for the Democratic nomination, by 27 percent to 12 percent, with 61 percent undecided.

The poll, done June 24-26, included 625 registered voters for an error margin of 4 percentage points. Questions involving only voters of one party had a smaller sample and larger error margin. You can see more on the poll here.

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