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A new poll conducted for the University of Mary Washington’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies found equal support among Virginians for the two leading declared candidates for governor. Photo from Pixabay.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R) and Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (D), the two leading declared candidates for governor next year, are tied at 39 percent support each, according to a new statewide survey from the University of Mary Washington\u2019s Center for Leadership and Media Studies.<\/p>\n

The remaining respondents in the survey of 1,000 adult Virginians said they were undecided, did not plan to vote or would back another candidate. The poll was conducted by Research America Inc. Sept. 3-9.<\/p>\n

Attorney General Jason Miyares (R), another possible candidate for his party\u2019s gubernatorial nomination, would be equally competitive in a general election, according to the poll. In a possible match-up between Spanberger and Miyares, 40 percent of survey respondents backed Spanberger and 39 percent backed Miyares, well within the survey\u2019s margin of error.<\/p>\n

Miyares has not yet announced his intentions for 2025, but Virginia attorney generals often either run for re-election to the commonwealth\u2019s top legal office or campaign to become governor. Republican Glenn Youngkin, the current governor, cannot run for re-election next year because of Virginia\u2019s one consecutive term limit for governors.<\/p>\n

\u201cVirginia elections are often close, and the look ahead to next year suggests more of the same in the campaign for governor,\u201d said Stephen J. Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington and director of UMW\u2019s Center for Leadership and Media Studies. \u201cThe big challenge for these potential candidates is becoming better known across the commonwealth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Virginians were more negative about the direction of the nation than about the direction of the commonwealth, with 24 percent saying Virginia was headed in the right direction and 26 percent saying it was headed in the wrong direction. The rest offered mixed views. For the nation overall, 51 percent of those surveyed said that things in the country were headed in the wrong direction, with only 16 percent saying the nation was on the right track.<\/p>\n

Virginians in this new survey said they approved of Gov. Youngkin\u2019s job performance by a 46 percent to 34 percent margin. As for President Biden\u2019s job performance, 37 percent of survey respondents approved and 53 percent disapproved.<\/p>\n

\u201cElections never stop in Virginia, and 2025 looks to be another very interesting electoral year in the commonwealth,\u201d Farnsworth said.<\/p>\n

The very close contests for governor next year mirror the battle for Virginia\u2019s 13 Electoral College Votes this fall<\/a>. Vice President Kamala Harris (D) had the support of 47 percent of likely voters in this survey from UMW\u2019s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, and former President Donald Trump (R) was favored by 46 percent.<\/p>\n

Four years ago, former Vice President Biden defeated Trump by a 10-point margin in Virginia. A year later, Farnsworth said, Republican Glenn Youngkin was elected governor by a 51 percent to 49 percent margin.<\/p>\n

For further information, contact Professor Farnsworth at sfarnswo@umw.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more survey results, see Topline<\/a> and All Survey Results<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\n<\/u><\/em>The University of Mary Washington\u2019s Virginia Survey Fall 2024 was conducted by Research America Inc. between September 3 and September 9, 2024. The survey included a total of\u00a01,000 Virginia residents<\/strong>\u00a0(unweighted), consisting of\u00a0870 registered voters<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0774 likely voters<\/strong>. The data collection was carried out through a mixed-mode approach:\u00a0600 respondents<\/strong>\u00a0were contacted by phone (80%\u00a0<\/strong>cell phones and\u00a020%\u00a0<\/strong>landlines), and\u00a0400 respondents<\/strong> were contacted via online panel.\u00a0<\/em>Interviews were conducted in English, and the final dataset was\u00a0weighted<\/strong>\u00a0to correct for known demographic discrepancies, including age, gender, and race\/ethnicity, ensuring that the results are representative of the Virginia population. The\u00a0margin of error<\/strong>\u00a0for the total sample is\u00a0+\/- 3.1%<\/strong>, while the margin of error for likely voters is\u00a0+\/- 4.1%<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R) and Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (D), the two leading declared candidates for governor next year, are tied at 39 percent support each, according to a new statewide survey from the University of Mary Washington\u2019s Center for Leadership and Media Studies. 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