New Virginia Poll Finds Democratic Advantages in All Three Statewide Races
VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES, JUL 16 – Democratic candidates hold leads in all statewide races with Abigail Spanberger ahead by 12 points, while cost of living is the top voter concern at 28%, poll shows.
- Democratic candidates lead all three statewide races, the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University reported.
- From June 19 through July 3, 2025, the Summer 2025 Commonwealth Poll surveyed 809 registered voters via telephone interviews, with responses weighted by demographics.
- Sen. Ghazala Hashmi leads John Reid 46% to 36%, alongside 47% of independents undecided, while the Wilder School's poll shows Democratic candidates ahead in Virginia.
- The partisan divide emerges as Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s approval is 49%, and President Donald Trump’s approval is 40%, with strong support from Republicans and disapproval from Democrats.
- Campaign finance reports show Spanberger raised about $4.3 million, reported $15.2 million cash on hand, and Miyares collected nearly $4.8 million, with $7 million available.
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Spanberger widens lead over Earle-Sears in Virginia Governor’s race, new poll finds
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger has extended her lead over Republican opponent Winsome Earle-Sears, according to a new Commonwealth Poll conducted by the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at VCU. The poll, conducted between June 19 and July 3, shows Spanberger with 49% support among registered Virginia voters compared to 37% for Earle-Sears, a 12-point lead that has grown slig…
Spanberger leads in new statewide poll, second-quarter finance reports drop
(The Center Square) – Democratic candidates are leading in all three of Virginia’s statewide races, according to a new Commonwealth Poll released Tuesday by the L. Douglas Wilder School at Virginia Commonwealth University.


How Virginia's statewide candidates and President Trump are polling across the commonwealth
Recent Virginia Commonwealth University polling on the governor’s race has Democratic candidate Abigail Spanberger ahead with 49% of those polled preferring her to Republican candidate and current Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, who stands at 37%.
GOP Lags in Virginia Governor’s Race, but Same Was True at This Time in 2021
Democrat former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger has captured a 12-point lead over her Republican opponent, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, in the Virginia governor’s race, a Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs poll shows, The Hill has reported. Virginia gubernatorial elections have…
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