Six months before the Virginia gubernatorial election, Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is leading Democrat Terry McAuliffe, according to a Washington Post poll released Sunday.
Cuccinelli leads 46 percent to 41 percent among Virginia voters. A lead which grows to 51 percent to 41 percent among voters who say they will vote in November.
The poll also found that Virginians have yet to start paying attention to the race, with just 10 percent saying they are following it very closely.
Conducted April 29-May 2, the poll surveyed 887 registered voters in Virginia and has a margin of error of +/- 4 percentage points.