Poll shows Derrick Anderson, Eugene Vindman
in a dead heat in VA-7 congressional race
Posted By: sunset, 8/27/2024 5:15:01 PM
The race for Virginia’s Seventh Congressional District is in a dead heat, according to a new poll paid for by the Derrick Anderson campaign. Anderson, a Republican, and Democrat Eugene Vindman are running to represent the district in the upcoming November election. ccording to the poll, seventeen percent of voters are undecided and nearly one in four independents are undecided. The survey had a margin of error of 4.9 percent. “Less than half of voters have heard of either Anderson or Vindman,” the survey conclusion says.
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The race for Virginia’s Seventh Congressional District is in a dead heat, according to a new poll paid for by the Derrick Anderson campaign.
Anderson, a Republican, and Democrat Eugene Vindman are running to represent the district in the upcoming November election. ccording to the poll, seventeen percent of voters are undecided and nearly one in four independents are undecided.
The survey had a margin of error of 4.9 percent.
“Less than half of voters have heard of either Anderson or Vindman,” the survey conclusion says.
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Certain democrats spent mightily to get Vindman for the runoff election. Based on Q2 2024 reports filed with the Federal Election Commission, Vindman raised $7.5 million and spent $5.2 million and Anderson raised $1.4 million and spent $0.9 million. Meanwhile, as for character support, Republican Governor Youngkin has a district approval rating of 56 percent; Harris' district approval at 42 percent; and Biden was 45 percent. Disapproval ratings are Youngkin 30%, Harris 47%, and Biden 51%.