(From today’s Wason Center at Christopher Newport University survey release)
1. Frr Governor, Democrat Abigail Spanberger leads Republican Winsome Earle-Sears by
7 points, 50% to 43% among Virginia likely voters; 6% remain undecided
or don’t know.
2. In the Lieutenant Governor race, Democrat Ghazala Hashmi leads
Republican John Reid by 2 points among Virginia likely voters, 47% to
45%; 7% say they are undecided or don’t know and 1% say they will vote
for someone else.
3. In the race for Attorney General, Incumbent Republican Jason Miyares
now holds a 1-point lead over Democrat Jay Jones among Virginia likely
voters, 46% to 45%; 8% say they are undecided or don’t know while 1%
say they will vote for someone else.
4. In the Generic Ballot test for House of Delegates, the Democratic Party’s
candidate leads the Republican Party’s candidate by 8 points, 51% to 43%.
5. Top of mind issues for Virginia likely voters include threats to democracy
(18%), inflation (18%), healthcare (11%), and immigration (9%).
6. 75% of Virginia likely voters have heard some (20%) or a lot (55%) about
news reports regarding text messages sent by attorney general candidate
Jay Jones in 2022. Among those that have heard at least a little about
these text messages, 47% say that it is either very (32%) or somewhat
likely (15%) to impact their vote choice for attorney general.
