Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears and former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger are facing off in Virginia’s 2025 governor’s race. A new Virginia Commonwealth University Commonwealth Poll shows Spanberger leading Earle-Sears 49% to 42%, a narrower margin than in the previous survey.
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Race tightens
Spanberger still leads, but margins narrow in statewide contests
Democrat Abigail Spanberger holds a 7-point lead over Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in Virginia’s 2025 governor’s race, according to a new Commonwealth Poll released Tuesday by the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University.
