Governor - Virginia (2009)

Governor (2009)
A Daily Kos poll; conducted 10/26-28 by Research 2000; surveyed 600 LVs; margin of error +/- 4.0% (release, 10/29). Party ID Breakdown: 39%D, 34%R, 27%I. Tested: State Sen. Creigh Deeds (D) and ex-AG Bob McDonnell (R).

General Election Matchup
-             All Dem GOP Ind Men Wom 9/16 8/5 6/17 6/3
B. McDonnell  54% 17% 93% 58% 61% 47% 50%  51% 45%  46%
C. Deeds      44  82   5  40  38  50  43   43  44   34
Undec          2   1   2   2   1   3   7    6  11   20

Fav/Unfav
-             All     Dem     GOP     Ind     9/16    8/5
B. McDonnell  58%/39% 30%/68% 89%/ 8% 59%/38% 56%/40% 56%/37%
C. Deeds      46 /44  82 / 9   9 /80  42 /49  47 /42  46 /40

A Suffolk Univ. (MA) poll; conducted 10/26-28; surveyed 400 LVs; margin of error +/- 4.9% (release, 10/29). Party ID breakdown: 41%D, 41%R, 19%I. Tested: Deeds and McDonnell.

General Election Matchup
-             All Dem GOP Ind Men Wom
B. McDonnell  54% 14% 91% 61% 55% 53%
C. Deeds      40  82   6  24  39  42
Undec          5   2   3  16   6   4

Which Candidate Do You Think Will Win?
-             All Dem GOP Ind Men Wom
B. McDonnell  67% 40% 92% 70% 67% 66%
C. Deeds      21  42   4  12  21  21
Undec         12  19   4  16  11  13

A Roanoke College poll; conducted 10/21-27; surveyed 569 LVs; margin of error +/- 4.1% (release, 10/29). Party ID breakdown: 40%R, 30%D, 27%I. Tested: Deeds and McDonnell.

General Election Matchup
-             All Dem GOP Ind Men Wom
B. McDonnell  53%  4% 88% 55% 57% 49%
C. Deeds      36  87   6  29  32  40
Undec         11   9   5  16  11  11