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A News-7 statewide poll shows Mark Warner has an early advantage against either of the Republicans considered most likely to face him next year.
SurveyUSA asked 783 Virginia voters over the weekend who would they favor if the election was today. This comes after Warner announced last week in an on-line video that he would run for the U.S. Senate seat John Warner is leaving. In a match up with another former governor, 60% said they favored Warner, almost double the 32% for Jim Gilmore.
The difference is even wider for Congressman Tom Davis, 62% for Warner, 27% for Davis. The Republican who drew the most support in this poll is former Senator George Allen, who told us last week he is not running and has no interest in doing so.
Asked of 783 registered voters
Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.6%
| Is your opinion of Mark Warner, the former governor, ... favorable? Unfavorable? Neutral? Or, are you unfamiliar with Mark Warner? |
| 50% | Favorable |
| 14% | Unfavorable |
| 31% | Neutral |
| 5% | Unfamiliar |
Asked of 783 registered voters
Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.6%
| Is your opinion of Jim Gilmore favorable? Unfavorable? Neutral? Or, are you unfamiliar with Jim Gilmore? |
| 19% | Favorable |
| 34% | Unfavorable |
| 31% | Neutral |
| 15% | Unfamiliar |
Asked of 783 registered voters
Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.6%
| Is your opinion of George Allen favorable ? Unfavorable? Neutral? Or, are you unfamiliar with George Allen? |
| 40% | Favorable |
| 34% | Unfavorable |
| 20% | Neutral |
| 6% | Unfamiliar |
Asked of 783 registered voters
Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.6%
| Is your opinion of Tom Davis favorable ? Unfavorable? Neutral? Or, are you unfamiliar with Tom Davis? |
| 13% | Favorable |
| 10% | Unfavorable |
| 31% | Neutral |
| 46% | Unfamiliar |
Asked of 783 registered voters
Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.5%
| If there were an election for United States Senate today, and the only two candidates on the ballot were Republican Jim Gilmore and Democrat Mark Warner, who would you vote for? |
| 32% | Gilmore |
| 60% | Warner |
| 8% | Undecided |
Asked of 783 registered voters
Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.5%
| What if the only two candidates for United States Senate were Republican George Allen and Democrat Mark Warner? |
| 37% | Allen |
| 56% | Warner |
| 7% | Undecided |
Asked of 783 registered voters
Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.5%
| What if the only two candidates for United States Senate were Republican Tom Davis and Democrat Mark Warner? |
| 27% | Davis |
| 62% | Warner |
| 11% | Undecided |
