Virginia’s gubernatorial race has tightened but still favors Democrat Abigail Spanberger, who leads Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears 51% to 41%, according to a new Roanoke College poll conducted Oct. 22-27.
The poll, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points, suggests that Earle-Sears’ historic bid to become the nation’s first Black woman governor remains within striking distance but faces headwinds as Election Day nears.
Earle-Sears, the first Black woman to win statewide office in Virginia, is also the first Black Republican woman ever nominated for governor by a major party.
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