A new poll found Republican incumbent Jason Miyares ahead of Democratic challenger Jay Jones in the race for attorney general. Miyares led Jones 45% to 42%, a change from previous polling that had Jones ahead in the race. In that race, 9% of respondents reported they remained undecided.
The poll, from the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University, was conducted between Oct. 6 and 14. It’s the first university poll to track support in the attorney general’s race in the wake of newly public texts from 2022 in which Jones wrote about a hypothetical scenario in which he said he would shoot the then-Republican Speaker of the House. Jones has since apologized for the texts, including at last week’s attorney general debate.
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Republicans, including President Donald Trump, have called on Jones to drop out. The Democratic candidate for governor, former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, condemned the texts but has neither called on Jones to drop out nor said if she continues to endorse him.
“We are all running our individual races,” she said at the gubernatorial debate last month. “It’s up to every person to make their own decision.”
The VCU poll found that Spanberger continued to lead her opponent Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears 49% to 42%. A poll released from Christopher Newport University on Oct. 6, which specifically surveyed likely Virginia voters, found Spanberger ahead 52% to 42%.
The lieutenant governor’s race has tightened to just a percentage point, the poll found. Democratic state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi led 44% to former conservative radio host John Reid’s 43%. That’s compared to the CNU poll, where likely voters reported favoring Hashmi 48% to 39%.
The Virginia Public Access Project reports that as of Monday, more than 700,000 Virginians had voted early in the November election. The last day for early voting is Nov. 1. Election Day is Nov. 4.
Kate Seltzer, 757-713-7881, kate.seltzer@virginiamedia.com
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