Results of the latest presidential polls in three states.

THE POLL: Quinnipiac University poll, presidential race in Florida among likely voters. (The state has 27 electoral votes.)

THE NUMBERS: Barack Obama 49 percent, John McCain 44 percent.

OF INTEREST: McCain is closer since the same poll's Oct. 1 results showed him down by 8 percentage points. Men are split between the two candidates, while women lean toward Obama. Voters say they trust the Democrat more to handle the economy than McCain, 51 percent to 43 percent.

DETAILS: Conducted Oct. 16-21 by telephone with 1,433 likely voters in Florida. Margin of sampling error plus or minus 2.6 percentage points.

MORE: www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.xml

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THE POLL: Quinnipiac University poll, presidential race in Ohio among likely voters. (The state has 20 electoral votes.)

THE NUMBERS: Barack Obama 52 percent, John McCain 38 percent.

OF INTEREST: Obama has widened his lead since the same poll showed him with an 8-percentage-point advantage on Oct. 1. More voters say they trust Obama with the economy than McCain, 55 percent to 36 percent. Men are divided between the contenders. Women back Obama by 25 points. The Democrat also holds a slight edge with white voters.

DETAILS: Conducted Oct. 16-21 by telephone with 1,360 likely voters in Ohio. Margin of sampling error plus or minus 2.7 percentage points.

MORE: www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.xml

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THE POLL: Quinnipiac University poll, presidential race in Pennsylvania among likely voters. (The state has 21 electoral votes.)

THE NUMBERS: Barack Obama 53 percent, John McCain 40 percent.

OF INTEREST: Obama continues to hold a comfortable lead in this key state since the same poll showed him with 15 percentage-point lead on Oct. 1. Men are split between the White House hopefuls. The Democrat has strong support from women. White voters also lean toward Obama. More voters say they trust Obama to handle the economy, 54 percent to 36 percent.

DETAILS: Conducted Oct. 16-21 by telephone with 1,425 likely voters in Pennsylvania. Margin of sampling error plus or minus 2.6 percentage points.

MORE: www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.xml