New poll shows big lead for Spanberger
A Republican said the weighting on this poll needs an "ozempic shot"
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New poll shows big lead for Spanberger
A new poll from Roanoke College shows Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger with a significant lead over her likely Republican opponent, Lieutenant Governor Winsome Sears.
The Institute for Policy and Opinion Research (IPOR) at Roanoke College interviewed 690 Virginia residents between Feb. 17 and Feb. 20, 2025. The survey has a weighted margin of error of 4.66%.
Party affiliation of respondents to the poll:
Democrat 35%
Republican 27%
Independent 25%
Other/None 12%
86% of the people polled said they were registered voters.
Respondents were asked: “[IF REGISTERED] As you know, Virginia will elect a new governor in November. If the election were held today and you had to decide right now, would you vote for..”