The first public opinion poll conducted a little over a year before the Virginia gubernatorial election predicts a close race, with the Democratic and Republican candidates tied 39 to 39. According to a survey of 1,000 Virginia adults conducted by the University of Mary Washington (UMW) Center for Leadership and Media Studies from the 3rd to the 9th, Republican Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears, who is running for governor, was tied at 39%, followed by Democratic Representative Abigail Spanberger at 39%. The remaining 22% said they had not yet decided on a candidate to support.<\/p>\n
Democratic candidate Spanberger has represented Virginia’s 7th District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2019 but has given up on seeking re-election this year to focus on the gubernatorial election next year.<\/p>\n
On the Republican side, Virginia’s first black female lieutenant governor, Earl-Sears, was the first to register as a candidate and begin her campaign earlier this month, but Attorney General Jason Miyares is also being mentioned as another candidate. Therefore, this poll also looked at it as a two-way race between Democrat Spanberger and Republican Miyares, and the Democrats are narrowly ahead, 40 to 39. Minister Miyares has not yet announced her intention to run, and Gov.<\/p>\n
Glenn Youngkin cannot run again due to term limits in Virginia. Meanwhile, many Virginians responded that Democratic President Joe Biden’s state administration is going in the wrong direction, with 37% approving and 53% disapproving, but they gave Gov. Youngkin a better evaluation than the federal government, with 46% approving and 34% disapproving.<\/p>\n
The UMW poll predicted, \u201cThe Virginia election, which will be held following the presidential election, will be influenced by the presidential election results, but regardless, it is expected to be a very interesting election.\u201d \u201cSince it was a close race that was often mentioned as a swing state, the gubernatorial election next year will also be a hot topic with the emergence of potential candidates who have not yet been revealed.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"