Stalemate for the governor of Virginia: poll

The Virginia gubernatorial race between former Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin is at an impasse, according to a new poll conducted by Emerson College and Nexstar Media Group.

McAuliffe led with 49% of Virginia’s probable voters, while Youngkin was behind at just 48%, according to the poll. One percent of voters said they planned to vote for someone else, while 2 percent said they were undecided.

The latest poll showed a much narrower race compared to a race poll released last month which showed McAuliffe leading 49% to 45%.

However, the same poll showed that a majority of voters said they believed McAuliffe would ultimately win the race in November. Fifty-five percent said they expected McAuliffe to win, while 44% said they expected Youngkin to win.

The poll also found that President BidenJoe Biden Biden Announces Arts and Humanities Endowment Appointments Biden and Xi Agree to Honor Taiwan On The Money Agreement – Presented by NRHC – Democrats Break Rubicon Debt Ceiling PLUSApproval ratings are also low in the state, an unwelcome sign for McAuliffe and the contending Democrats. Forty-five percent of potential Virginia voters said they approved of Biden, while 48% said they disapproved of him. Another 8 percent said they were neutral.

McAuliffe referred to Biden’s low approval numbers in a video that surfaced on Tuesday, warning Democrats to vote in the state.

“We need to get the Democrats to vote. We are facing many headwinds from Washington as you know. The president is unfortunately unpopular today here in Virginia. So we have to break through, ”McAuliffe said.

Several polls have shown a tightening run in Virginia, which is widely seen as an indicator heading into next year’s midterms. Cook’s non-partisan political report recently shifted the race from “lean democratic” to “toss-up”.

Early voting in the state began in Virginia last month, with more than 180,000 Commonwealth voters having already voted. Election day is November 2.

The poll by Emerson College and Nexstar Media Group, owner of The Hill, was conducted Oct. 1-3 among 620 likely voters in Virginia. The margin of error was plus or minus 3.9 percentage points.