RICHMOND, Va. — A new poll conducted by Virginia Commonwealth University's Wilder School reveals that the governor's race is becoming more competitive as Election Day approaches, now two months away.

This most recent Commonwealth Poll was conducted from Aug. 18 to 28. 804 Virginians were surveyed about their candidate choices and pressing issues as we head towards Election Day.

In the governor's race, Democratic nominee Abigail Spanberger still leads Republican nominee Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears by nine percentage points in a 49% to 40% split.

The Republican candidate gained three-percentage points while Spanberger's polling results were unchanged, this is in comparison to the last Commonwealth Poll, which was conducted in June. Previously, Earle-Sears had trailed Spanberger by a 12-p

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