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University poll shows McAuliffe with significant lead in race for Democratic nomination for governor

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This article was published more than&nbsp;1 year agoCommentGift SharecorrectionThe names of two candidates — businessman Pete Snyder, who is running for the Republican nomiantion for governor, and Norfolk City Councilwoman Andria McClellan, who is running for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor — were inadvertently left out of this article. The article has been corrected.RICHMOND — A new released Thursday by Christopher Newport University shows former governor Terry McAuliffe with a significant lead over four rivals in the race for the Democratic nomination for governor.About 47 percent of registered voters who said they are likely to vote in the June 8 Democratic primary favored, according to the poll from CNU’s Wason Center for Civic Leadership. None of the other potential nominees had double-digit support, and slightly more than a quarter of voters were undecided.Lt. Gov. came in second with 8 percent, state Sen. (Richmond) had 6 percent support, former delegate (Prince William) had 5 percent, and Del. (Manassas) had 1 percent.McAuliffe, who served as governor from 2014 to 2018, also scored the highest favorability rating among the candidates, with 56 percent favorable, 14 percent unfavorable and 28 percent with no opinion.AdvertisementFairfax’s rating was split 27 positive and 26 negative, with 45 percent having no opinion. More than 70 percent of Democratic voters expressed no opinion about the other three candidates. Of those who did, McClellan was 20 percent favorable to 5 percent unfavorable and Carroll Foy was 15 percent favorable to 5 percent unfavorable.Wason Center academic director Quentin Kidd said that with six weeks to go until the primary, McAuliffe’s lead is commanding.“Name recognition is a big head start, but it’s better when voters’ impression is mostly favorable,” he said.While McAuliffe also has a significant edge in fundraising — raising about $12 million, or more than the other four contenders combined, according to the most recent filings — some of his opponents continue to pick up endorsements in hopes of pulling away from the rest of the group. McClellan has the support of former congresswoman Leslie Byrne and several members of the legislature, while Carroll Foy on Thursday got the nod from the influential women’s-candidate advocacy group Emily’s List.AdvertisementThe five are competing for a chance to succeed Gov. Ralph Northam (D), who, like all Virginia governors, is prohibited by the state constitution from seeking a second consecutive term. Northam has McAuliffe.Republicans will choose a nominee in a convention on May 8.The GOP contenders are state (Chesterfield), (Colonial Heights), businessman , retired Army Col. , former think-tank executive , businessman and former Roanoke sheriff .In other statewide Democratic contests, the CNU poll found that Attorney General Mark R. Herring has a sizable edge over challenger Del. Jerrauld C. “Jay” Jones (Norfolk), at 42 percent to 18 percent. However, 34 percent of Democratic voters were undecided, and Jones’s support had grown significantly since coming in at 3 percent in a February CNU poll, while Herring’s support stayed the same.AdvertisementThe crowded race for the lieutenant governor nomination finds 64 percent of Democratic voters undecided. Del. Sam Rasoul (Roanoke) leads the pack with 12 percent support. Del. Elizabeth R. Guzman (Prince William) was next at 4 percent, but she has withdrawn from the race. None of the other five candidates — Del. Hala S. Ayala (Prince William); Del. Mark Levine (Alexandria); Norfolk city councilwoman Andria McClellan; Sean Perryman, former head of the NAACP chapter in Fairfax County; and Arlington County businessman Xavier Warren — registered support from more than 2 percent of voters.The poll was conducted between April 11 and April 20 by interviewing 806 registered Virginia voters who said they are likely to cast ballots in the Democratic primary. Of the calls, 427 were on landline and 379 on cellphone. The survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.9 percent at the 95 percent level of confidence, according to the Wason Center.CommentsGift ArticleTOP STORIESAdvice for Real LifeAdvice for the relationships in your life and how to boost your own well-being.Try a different topic or to save your preferences

This article was published more than&nbsp;1 year agoCommentGift SharecorrectionThe names of two candidates — businessman Pete Snyder, who is running for the Republican nomiantion for governor, and Norfolk City Councilwoman Andria McClellan, who is running for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor — were inadvertently left out of this article. The article has been corrected.RICHMOND — A new released Thursday by Christopher Newport University shows former governor Terry McAuliffe with a significant lead over four rivals in the race for the Democratic nomination for governor.About...

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