Either Democrat Tops Republicans In Virginia Gov Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds
Source: Quinnipiac Polling Institute
February 16, 2017 - Either Democrat Tops Republicans In Virginia Gov Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; But Dems Are Locked In Dead Heat Primary
In an early look at the 2017 Virginia governor's race, Democrats Tom Perriello and Ralph Northam top any of four possible Republican contenders, but find themselves locked in a dead heat primary race with 61 percent of Democratic voters undecided, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.
Former Republican National Committee Chair Ed Gillespie leads the Republican primary pack with 24 percent, followed by Prince William County Supervisors Chair Corey Stewart with 7 percent, State Sen. Frank Wagner at 5 percent and businessman Denver Riggelman with 2 percent, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University Poll finds. Most Republicans, 59 percent, are undecided.
In the Democratic primary, former U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello and Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam are tied 19 - 19 percent, with 61 percent undecided.
General election matchups show either Democrat leading any Republican:
Perriello over Gillespie 43 - 36 percent;
Perriello tops Stewart 44 - 31 percent;
Perriello leads Riggelman 43 - 30 percent;
Perriello beats Wagner 43 - 32 percent;
Northam tops Gillespie 41 - 35 percent;
Northam leads Stewart 42 - 31 percent;
Northam tops Riggelman 42 - 31 percent;
Northam over Wagner 41 - 33 percent.
Read more: https://poll.qu.edu/virginia/release-detail?ReleaseID=2429
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