A new poll from Virginia Commonwealth University released Tuesday shows margins in the state’s governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general races two weeks out from Election Day.
Democratic gubernatorial nominee and former Rep. Abigail Spanberger holds the widest lead in the poll, leading Lieutenant Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R) 49 percent to 42 percent. Last month, the poll showed the Democrat with a slightly wider lead over the Republican at 49 percent to 40 percent.
In the lieutenant governor's race, state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi (D) leads her Republican opponent John Reid by 1 point, at 44 percent to 43 percent. Last month, Hashmi led Reid 45 percent to 41 percent in the poll.
And in the attorney general race, which has become one of the more closely watched races because of a text scandal involving Democratic nominee Jay Jones, incumbent Attorney General Jason Miyares (R ) leads Jones 45 percent to 42 percent.
The poll showed Democrats narrowly leading Republicans in the race for control of the House of Delegates 47 percent to 44 percent.
Jones has been under fire over recently surfaced texts that he sent in 2022 in which he joked about wanting to shoot former state House Speaker Todd Gilbert (R). The texts have roiled the state’s off-year elections, with Republicans insisting Democrats call on Jones to end his campaign. The Democratic attorney general nominee has apologized multiple times for the texts.
The poll indicates how much of a liability the scandal could pose not only for Jones but also for other Democrats running.
The survey was conducted from Oct. 6-14 among 842 adults living in Virginia. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.95 percentage points.
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