Virginia: Another Poll Finds Tim Kaine in Front - Roll Call

Virginia: Another Poll Finds Tim Kaine in Front

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By Kyle Trygstad

Posted October 3, 2012 at 11:00pm

A new independent poll found former Gov. Tim Kaine (D) ahead of former Gov. George Allen (R) by 5 points in the race for the open Senate seat.

Kaine led 49 percent to 44 percent in the NBC/Wall Street Journal poll released Wednesday. Seven percent were undecided.

It is the latest in a string of polls that show Kaine pulling out to a significant lead against Allen in what’s been a margin-of-error race for the past year and a half. The poll was conducted Sept. 30-Oct. 1 among 969 likely voters. It had a 3.1-point margin of error.

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