New Wason Center Poll of Virginia: Spanberger Leads Earle Sears 52%-40%; Hashmi Leads Reid 48%-37%; Jones Leads Miyares

[RandySF]

- Democrat Abigail Spanberger leads Republican Winsome Earle Sears by 12 points, 52% to 40% among Virginia likely voters; 8% remain undecided or don’t know.”
-"In the Lieutenant Governor race, Democrat Ghazala Hashmi leads Republican John Reid by 11 points among Virginia likely voters, 48% to 37%; 15% say they are undecided or don’t know.”
- “In the race for Attorney General, Incumbent Jason Miyares trails Jay Jones by 7 points among Virginia likely voters, 48% to 41%; 12% say they are undecided or don’t know.”
- The generic House of Delegates ballot question has it at Dems 51%-Republicans 43%…and 8-point Democratic lead which hopefully translates into 60 seats or so (out of 100) in the House of Delegates. Something to work for, anyway!
- “Top of mind issues for Virginia likely voters include inflation/cost of living (21%), threats to democracy (18%), K-12 education (9%), immigration (9%), and crime (9%).”
- “48% of Virginia likely voters approve of Governor Youngkin’s job performance while 42% disapprove; 9% say they don’t know. Just 39% of Virginia likely voters approve of President Trump’s job performance while 58% disapprove; 3% say they don’t know….The nationalization of state elections makes President Trump’s approval rating particularly relevant to Virginia elections, which provides a downward pull for Republican candidates and a boost for Democrats.”
- “Democratic voters have an enthusiasm advantage with 69% indicating they are very enthusiastic compared to 56% of Republicans and 42% of Independents.”



https://bluevirginia.us/2025/09/new-wason-center-poll-of-virginia-spanberger-leads-earle-sears-52-40-hashmi-leads-reid-48-37-jones-leads-miyares-48-41/

[spooky3]

1. Thanks. Early in-person voting starts tomorrow. Nt

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

2. Wow..its votng time already??

[spooky3]

3. Sep 19 is the first day. You can still apply for mail

Ballots too.

[underpants]

4. Quantity 808 MOE +/- 3.9%

Looks good. Strange that Miyares has a +8 favorability while Jones is +4 but Jones leads the poll.

From the ads the Dems are going full anti-Trump (39% favorability in Va) while the Repubs are full trans hating. That doesn’t even show up in top issues.

56% enthusiasm for Repubs is really low. I don’t think a lot of them can stomach a black woman and gay guy in the ticket. Miyares passes first them I guess.