RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- New polling from VCU’s Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs is providing a snapshot of where things stand in Virginia’s statewide races.
In the race for governor, Democrat Abigail Spanberger leads Republican Winsome Earle-Sears 49%-40%.
“The returns at the gubernatorial level have been remarkably steady. If you look across the polls, you have a few outliers in each direction, but you do polling averages -- you look at them as a whole -- Spanberger has a comfortable lead,” Larry Sabato, Director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, told 8News.
In the race for lieutenant governor, Democrat Ghazala Hashmi leads Republican John Reid 45%-41%.
Meanwhile, Democrat Jay Jones leads Republican incumbent Jason Miyares 47%-41% in the race for attorne