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John Swinney is set to be elected as SNP leader without opposition, after Kate Forbes withdrew from the race following pressure from Holyrood colleagues.
Several SNP leaders have expressed their willingness to stand for the post of the First Minister.
The poll found 55 percent of Scots wanted the embattled SNP leader and First Minister ousted - including a huge chunk of his core voter base.
Police have been bombarded with complaints about the Scottish First Minister and SNP leader since new hate crime legislation came into force.
The Scottish Government blew hundreds of thousands of pounds of taxpayers' cash on an advertising campaign ahead of the legislation coming into effect.