Democratic former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger and Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears are in a neck-and-neck race for Virginia governor, according to the first Emerson College Polling/The Hill poll of the 2025 election.

Emerson College and The Hill just released a new poll, looking at a potential gubernatorial match-up in Virginia.

The race for the Virginia Executive Mansion is as tight as they come, based on a survey by DC News Now, Emerson College Polling, and The Hill. The poll found that Democrat Abigail Spanberger, a former U.

An Emerson College/Nexstar Media survey of the 2025 Virginia gubernatorial election found that the majority of Virginians think the state is on the right track.