VA-GOV, VA-AG: Spanberger leads Earle-Sears in Virginia, attorney general race a toss-up: Poll
Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D) leads her Republican rival in the final days of the Virginia gubernatorial race, while the attorney general’s race is a toss-up, according to a new poll.
Spanberger leads Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R) 55 percent support to 44 percent, according to an Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey released on Sunday. The Democrat’s support has grown by 3 points since the previous survey, taken last month. Earle-Sears gained 2 points since that poll.
“Heading into Election Day, Democrat Abigail Spanberger has solidified her status as the frontrunner in the race for Governor,” said Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, in a statement. “A sign of Spanberger’s growing strength is among male voters, a group that was split last month but now breaks for her by six points, 52% to 46%. These voters backed Governor Youngkin by about 12 points in 2021.”
The attorney general’s race, meanwhile, is much closer. Democrat Jay Jones holds a narrow lead over state Attorney General Jason Miyares (R), with 49 percent support to the incumbent’s 47 percent, according to the poll, with another 4 percent of respondents undecided. When including which candidate the undecided voters lean toward, Jones’s support grows to 51 percent to Miyares’s 49 percent.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5584948-virginia-gubernatorial-race-poll/