“Virginia elections are often close, and the look ahead to next year suggests more of the same in the campaign for governor,” said Stephen J. Farnsworth, a political scientist at the University of Mary Washington and director of UMW’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies.
Virginia governor's race in dead heat in early polling
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Mr. Farnsworth said Virginia's 13 electoral votes are up for grabs and that neither campaign is paying enough attention to the commonwealth as a potential swing state during this cycle.
Donald Trump, Kamala Harris in dead heat in Virginia, poll shows
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