A new poll, with the tightest filter yet for likely voters, says Democratic candidate for governor Abigail Spanberger has a double-digit lead over Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears as early voting in Virginia gets underway.

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The poll from Christopher Newport University’s Wason Center suggests Spanberger’s lead is carrying over down the ticket, with roughly as many likely voters saying they’ll vote for Democratic candidates for the House of Delegates, where Democrats hope to widen their slight edge, as well as for the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, D-Chesterfield.

And while a slightly smaller percentage say they favor Democratic candidate for attorney general Jay Jones, the for

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