Republican Ed Gillespie has an early edge in the 2017 contest for governor, but many voters know too little about the candidates to offer an opinion, according to a new University of Mary Washington survey.
In the four-way battle for the GOP nomination, 40 percent do not have a preference, according to a University of Mary Washington survey.
Among those with a preference, 19 percent favored Gillespie, a former Republican National Committee chairman who nearly knocked off Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va. in 2014.
Eleven percent backed state Sen. Frank W. Wagner, R-Va. Beach; 8 percent supported Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-1st and 6 percent backed Corey Stewart, the chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors who is chairman of Donald Trump’s Virginia campaign.
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