Harris holds 8-point lead over Trump in Virginia: Poll

Vice President Harris holds a comfortable lead in the presidential race in Virginia, according to a new poll from Emerson College/The Hill/WAVY-TV 10/WVBT FOX43.

Fifty-two percent of likely Virginia voters said if the election were held today they would vote for Harris, while 44 percent said the same about Trump. Four percent said they were either undecided or supporting someone else.

The latest polling marks a significant shift from the last Emerson College poll out of Virginia, which was conducted in July prior to President Biden exiting the race. That poll showed Trump leading Biden 45 percent to 43 percent with 11 percent saying they were undecided.

“Trump’s support has not significantly shifted since Harris became the nominee in Virginia; instead, undecided voters have moved off the sidelines to back Kamala Harris,” said Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling.

The poll tracks with recent polling out of Virginia showing Harris leading Trump by a comfortable margin. A Washington Post-Schar School poll released earlier this month showed Harris leading Trump 50 percent to 42 percent, while a Morning Consult poll released that same week showed Harris topping Trump by 10 points in Virginia, 52 to 42 percent.

The Hill’s Decision Desk HQ average has Harris leading Trump by 5.9 points.

Democrats are also performing well in the state’s Senate race. According to the Emerson College/The Hill poll, incumbent Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) leads his Republican opponent Republican Hung Cao by ten points.

The Emerson College/The Hill/WAVY-TV 10/WVBT FOX43 poll was conducted on Sept. 22-24 among 860 likely voters. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.3 percentage points.

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