Post by Logan on Feb 2, 2017 23:06:07 GMT -6
Northam, Gillespie ahead in Va. governor primaries but most voters undecided
Republican political strategist Ed Gillespie and Democratic Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam are leading in the early days of their primary contests for Virginia governor, according to a new survey released Thursday.
But most Democrats and Republicans are undecided, which means the June primaries are wide open, according to the first gubernatorial polling by the Wason Center for Public Policy at Christopher Newport University.
Northam drew support of 26 percent of Democratic-leaning voters, while 15 percent backed former congressman Tom Perriello (D), who jumped into the race a month ago. Nearly 6 in 10 voters were undecided.
Gillespie was far ahead of the four-man GOP pack with support from one-third of Republican-leaning voters in head-to-head matchups. State Sen. Frank W. Wagner (Virginia Beach) drew 9 percent; Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chairman Corey A. Stewart had 7 percent; and distillery owner Denver Riggleman had 1 percent. About half of those voters were undecided.
Read more: www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/poll-northam-gillespie-ahead-in-va-governor-primaries-most-voters-undecided/2017/02/02/3d2eb772-e957-11e6-80c2-30e57e57e05d_story.html
Republican political strategist Ed Gillespie and Democratic Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam are leading in the early days of their primary contests for Virginia governor, according to a new survey released Thursday.
But most Democrats and Republicans are undecided, which means the June primaries are wide open, according to the first gubernatorial polling by the Wason Center for Public Policy at Christopher Newport University.
Northam drew support of 26 percent of Democratic-leaning voters, while 15 percent backed former congressman Tom Perriello (D), who jumped into the race a month ago. Nearly 6 in 10 voters were undecided.
Gillespie was far ahead of the four-man GOP pack with support from one-third of Republican-leaning voters in head-to-head matchups. State Sen. Frank W. Wagner (Virginia Beach) drew 9 percent; Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chairman Corey A. Stewart had 7 percent; and distillery owner Denver Riggleman had 1 percent. About half of those voters were undecided.
Read more: www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/poll-northam-gillespie-ahead-in-va-governor-primaries-most-voters-undecided/2017/02/02/3d2eb772-e957-11e6-80c2-30e57e57e05d_story.html