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Terry McAuliffe continues to lead the race for the Democratic nomination for governor, though Bath County senator Creigh Deeds has gained some ground.
If the primary were held today, McAuliffe would win the nomination with 37 percent of likely primary voters.
Deeds has narrowed the lead to eleven points, according to our latest News7 poll conducted by SurveyUSA. Brian Moran has held steady at 22 points.
The primary will be held June 9.
The presumptive Republican nominee, Bob McDonald, would beat any of the three Democrats if the general election were held today.
Here are the survey results:
Asked of 502 likely Democratic primary voters
Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 4.5%
| If the Democratic Primary for Virginia Governor were today, who would you vote for? (candidate names rotated) Creigh Deeds? Terry McAuliffe? Or Brian Moran? |
| 26% | Deeds |
| 37% | McAuliffe |
| 22% | Moran |
| 14% | Other / Undecided |
Asked of 1692 registered voters
Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 2.4%
| 46% | McDonnell (R) |
| 40% | Deeds (D) |
| 15% | Undecided |
Asked of 1692 registered voters
Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 2.4%
| What if the only two names on the November ballot were ... Bob McDonnell and Democrat Terry McAuliffe? |
| 46% | McDonnell (R) |
| 40% | McAuliffe (D) |
| 13% | Undecided |
Asked of 1692 registered voters
Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 2.4%
| What if it was Bob McDonnell against Democrat Brian Moran? |
| 47% | McDonnell (R) |
| 37% | Moran (D) |
| 16% | Undecided |
