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New Poll Shows Spanberger with 17-Point Lead over Earle
- A Roanoke College poll released in May 2025 shows Democrat Abigail Spanberger leading Republican Winsome Earle-Sears by 17 points in Virginia's gubernatorial race.
- The poll follows increased political anxiety and dissatisfaction with the federal government amid shifting partisan views and economic concerns among Virginians.
- Spanberger holds 43% support to Earle-Sears' 26%, leads independents, while many Republicans remain undecided but likely to back Earle-Sears, with over a quarter of voters still undecided overall.
- The poll surveyed 658 Virginians from May 12–19, 2025, with a 5.25% margin of error, and found Spanberger’s favorability at 41% compared to Earle-Sears’ 32%; Governor Youngkin’s approval stands at 46%.
- These results suggest a Democratic advantage heading into the November 4, 2025, election, although the high number of undecided voters and potential partisan shifts keep the race competitive.
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Spanberger talks affordability, abortion, guns and right-to-work in Norfolk
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Welcomed by about 200 people chanting her name, former Rep. Abigail Spanberger took the stage Friday afternoon at a downtown Norfolk restaurant in her Democratic bid to become Virginia's first woman governor. The theme for her appearance at Brothers Restaurant was making the Commonwealth more affordable. "I hear from people who are impacted by the challenges we are facing in affordability here in the Commonwealth," Spanberg…
VA-Gov: Roanoke College Poll Has Abigail Spanberger (D) Beating Winsome Earle-Sears (R) 43-26
Some good news today out of Virginia courtesy of Roanoke College’s latest poll: In a still-early look at the likely November gubernatorial matchup, Democrat Abigail Spanberger leads Republican Winsome Earle-Sears by 43%-26%, according to the Roanoke...
New poll shows Spanberger with 17-point lead over Earle
Former congresswoman and Democratic nominee for governor Abigail Spanberger fared better with voters than current lieutenant governor and Republican nominee Winsome Earle-Sears, according to a Roanoke College poll released Thursday showing Spanberger leading Earle-Sears 43%-26%. Related stories Spanberger and Earle-Sears want to make history in Virginia. But voters have election exhaustion Winsome Earle-Sears split…
Is Spanberger up by 4 percentage points or 17? Why two new polls have very different results.
Two new polls came out Thursday. Both show the same thing: Virginians don’t like President Donald Trump and want Democrat Abigail Spanberger to be their next governor.Rep. Abigail Spanberger.They do that in very different ways, though: A poll for the pro-business group Virginia FREE shows Spanberger leading Republican Winsome Earle-Sears by 4 percentage points. The Roanoke College poll, though, finds Spanberger leading by a staggering 17 percent…
Newly released polls show Spanberger leading Earle-Sears
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) - Two newly released polls show Abigail Spanberger is in front in the race to be Virginia’s next governor, but the question is, by how much. “It is just another data point. I’m gonna be interested to see what the lineup is at Labor Day, and then October, and then election eve,” Larry Sabato, Director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, told 8News. The latest poll from Roanoke College found that Spanberger, t…
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