NEWS CONFERENCE HERE IN JACKSON, REFUTING CLAIMS THAT HE IS TRAILING TATE REEVES IN THE LATEST MASON DIXON POLL. 9 PERCENT OF THOSE POLLED SAY THEY STILL HAVE NOT DECIDED WHO THEY ARE GOING TO VOTE FOR AND BOTH CANDIDATES SEEMS WELL AWARE HOW CLOSE A RACE THIS IS. JIM HOOD? CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR: WHAT OUR POLL NUMBERS ARE SHOWING IS 46 42 EITHER ONE IN THE MARGIN OF ERROR. TATE REEVES/ CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR: THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THE ONLY POLL THAT MATTERS IS THE POLL THAT COMES OUT ON ELECTION DAY. THE LATEST MASON DIXON POLL DOES SHOW TATE REEVES IN THE LEAD BY A MARGIN OF 46 TO 43 PERCENT. 9 PERCENT UNDECIDED. BREAKING DOWN THE NUMBERS BY RACE, 80 PERCENT OF AFRICAN AMERICAN SAID THEY BACKED HOOD. WHITE VOTERS POLLED: 66 PERCENT FOR REEVES, 24 PERCENT FOR HOOD. BOTH CANDIDATES SLAMMING AWAY WEDNESDAY AT THE OTHER'S PROPOSAL JIM HOOD/ CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR: WHAT I AM SAYING IS WE DON'T NEED ANYMORE TAXES WE JUST NEED TO GO BACK AND GET WHAT HE HAS GIVEN OUT IN CONTRACTS TO PRISONS AND EXAMPLES OF WHERE OUR MONEY HAS GONE. TATE REEVES/ MS: MY VIEW IS IF HE WILL LIE TO YOU ABOUT WANTING TO RAISE TAXES THEN WHAT WON'T HE LIE ABOUT. LESS THAN 2 WEEKS UNTIL ELECTION DAY AND BOTH CANDIDATES SAY THEY KNOW IT IS GOING TO BE DOWN TO THE WIRE. JIM HOOD CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR: IT IS GOING TO BE A VERY CLOSE RACE AND WE HOPE TO GET OUR VOTE OUT AND WE HOPE PEOPLE REALIZE HOW IMPORTANT THIS ELECTION IS. TATE REEVES/ CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR: THIS RACE IS GOING TO BE CLOSE IT'S GOING TO BE A CLOSE RACE. WHAT IS GOING TO DECIDE THE OUTCOME IS WHO ACTUALLY GOES TO THE POLLS AND VOTE. AND SO MANY FACTORS CAN PLAY INTO VOTER TURNOUT ON A STATEWIDE ELECTION. 4 YEARS AGO THE TURN OUT WAS AROUND 40 PERCENT. AROUND 49 PERCENT 8 YEARS AGO. LIVE IN JACKSON SCOTT SIMMONS 16 WAPT NEWS.