Independent Post-Schar School poll has Taylor up 50–46 over the nearly 20-year incumbent as momentum surges behind her campaign
HENRICO, VA – A new Washington Post-Schar School poll released today shows Shannon Taylor leading Rep. Rob Wittman 50% to 46% in Virginia’s 1st Congressional District. The poll comes one day after Sabato’s Crystal Ball moved the race from Leans Republican to toss-up, and as the Taylor campaign announces a major $2 million Q3 fundraising haul.
The Washington Post describes Virginia’s 1st Congressional District as a “national bellwether for control of the House” and reports that the new results represent a significant shift from the district’s results in previous elections.
A Washington Post write up of the poll says:
“Voters in Virginia’s 1st Congressional District, considered the national
bellwether for control of the House, narrowly favor Democrat Shannon Taylor over 10-term incumbent Rep. Rob Wittman (R), a Washington Post-Schar School poll has found.
Taylor, Henrico County’s top prosecutor, is preferred by 50 percent of likely voters, compared with 46 percent for Wittman. That is within the poll’s 4.5-percentage-point margin of error for that race, but represents a substantial shift to the left from previous elections.”
“Momentum continues to build behind our campaign because Virginians are sick and tired of Washington politicians like Rob Wittman profiting while we pay the price,” said Shannon Taylor. “I’ve spent my career putting public service first and holding people accountable, and that’s exactly what I’ll do in Washington. I’m going to keep talking to voters from Henrico to Chesterfield to the Northern Neck about lowering costs, protecting their health care, keeping our communities safe, and making government work for the people it serves.”
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ABOUT SHANNON:
Shannon Taylor is a battle-tested prosecutor with 25 years of experience and a 90% conviction rate in homicide cases, taking on the toughest threats to Virginia families and delivering justice. A native of Charlottesville and graduate of the University of Virginia and the University of Richmond Law School, she began her career as a prosecutor in Richmond before serving as a Special Assistant in the U.S. Attorney’s office. In 2011, she flipped the Henrico Commonwealth’s Attorney’s office from Republican to Democrat, becoming the first woman elected to the role. She has since been re-elected three times, proving she knows how to win tough races.
As Commonwealth’s Attorney, Taylor has pioneered programs to support victims of human trafficking, created a task force to tackle the opioid epidemic, and led prosecutors statewide in pledging not to criminalize women or doctors for abortion care. She has worked alongside law enforcement to keep families safe, fought fraud that harms working people, and partnered with gun safety advocates to take illegal guns off the streets.
Shannon Taylor has built her career on protecting Virginians and delivering justice for families regardless of their politics.
For more on Shannon Taylor’s campaign, visit ShannonTaylorVA.com.