Poll Watch: Rasmussen (R) Virginia 2013 Senatorial Survey

Rasmussen (R) Virginia 2013 Senate Poll

• Mark Warner (D) 51%
• Ed Gillespie (R) 37%
• Some other candidate 2%
• Undecided 9%

Survey of 1,000 likely voters was conducted January 20-21, 2014. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.

Inside the numbers: 

Sixty-one percent (61%) of Virginia voters have a favorable opinion of Warner, including 36% with a very favorable one.

Gillespie, by contrast, is an unknown to 30% of voters in the state. Thirty-seven percent (37%) view him favorably, with only 11% who have a very favorable opinion at this point.

Voters trust Warner more than Gillespie by a 44% to 32% margin when it comes to government spending and by a similar 44% to 34% margin when it comes to taxes. In the area of social issues, the incumbent has a slightly larger 48% to 30% lead in voter trust.