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The race for the House of Representatives in the Fifth District has gotten tighter.
Incumbent Republican Virgil Goode still has a large lead, but Democratic challenger Tom Perriello has made significant gains.
The latest exculsive News7 SurveyUSA poll shows Goode takes 55% of those surveyed to Perriello's 42%.
Just two months ago, Goode had a 64% to 30% lead.
Here is a look at the results:
Asked of 680 Likely Voters
Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.8%
| If the election for U.S. House of Representatives, were today, would you vote for ... (names rotated) Republican Virgil Goode? Or Democrat Tom Perriello? |
| 55% | Virgil Goode (R) |
| 42% | Tom Perriello (D) |
| 3% | Undecided |
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