A Suffolk University poll of likely Virginia voters shows Democrat Ralph Northam leading Republican Ed Gillespie by four points in the gubernatorial contest, 47 percent to 43 percent. These figures include those supporting or leaning toward each candidate, and the results are within the poll’s statistical margin of error.

Libertarian Clifford Hyra is at 2 percent, and 6 percent are undecided with the general election for Virginia governor five days away.

About this Poll
The field of 500 likely Virginia voters was conducted Oct. 30 through Nov. 1 using live telephone interviews of households where respondents indicated they were very likely to vote in the November 2017 general election for governor. The margin of error is +/-4.4 percentage points at a 95 percent level of confidence. Marginals and full cross-tabulation data are posted on the Suffolk University Political Research Center website.