Democrat Abigail Spanberger maintains the lead over her Republican opponent Winsome Earle-Sears in the Virginia Governor race, polls show.

Newsweek's tracker, based on the ten most recent polls, shows Spanberger with an eight point lead over Earle-Sears, on 51 percent to 43 percent.

It comes as most polls show Spanberger hovering around the 50 percent mark — a critical threshold that indicates she could win a majority in a closely divided state. But not all polls have given Spanberger such a wide lead.

Newsweek contacted the Earle-Sears and Spanberger campaigns for comment via email outside of regular working hours.

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The governor's election is shaping up to be competitive this month. The state that has leaned Democrat in recent presidential elections, but gubernatoria

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