A University of Mary Washington poll shows Democratic Virginia Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam and Republican nominee Ed Gillespie are in a tight race for governor.
Northam holds a 5 percentage point lead in the poll, 44 to 39 percent of likely voters, but that difference is within the poll’s margin of error.
Libertarian candidate Cliff Hyra received the support of 3 percent of likely voters in the poll, with the other 14 percent undecided.
The statewide poll of 1,000 adult Virginia residents was conducted Sept. 5-12 by Princeton Survey Research Associates International.
