Question:
4. If the election were being held today and the candidates were (Creigh Deeds, the Democrat) and (Bob McDonnell, the Republican), for whom would you vote?
Net Leaned Vote: Other Wouldn't No
Deeds McDonnell (vol.) vote (vol.) opinion
9/17/09 LV 47 51 * 0 2
8/14/09 LV 39 54 1 * 7
8/14/09 RV 40 47 1 3 9
5. (IF NAMED CANDIDATE) Will you definitely vote for (CANDIDATE) in November, or is there a chance you could change your mind and vote for someone else? (IF CHANCE CHANGE MIND) Is there a good chance you'll change your mind or would you say it's pretty unlikely?

Deeds: --------Change mind--------
Definitely vote NET Good chance Unlikely No opinion
9/17/09 LV 72 26 10 16 2
8/14/09 LV 62 33 12 21 5
8/14/09 RV 61 35 15 20 4

McDonnell: --------Change mind--------
Definitely vote NET Good chance Unlikely No opinion
9/17/09 LV 69 28 7 21 3
8/14/09 LV 59 38 18 21 3
8/14/09 RV 50 46 21 26 4

Poll Demographics
1. (IF REGISTERED VOTER) I'd like you to rate the chances that you will vote in the governor's election: Are you absolutely certain to vote, will you probably vote, are the chances 50-50, or less than that?
Certain Probably Chances Less than Don't think No
to Vote vote 50/50 50/50 will vote(vol.) opinion
9/17/09 LV 100 0 0 0 0 0
9/17/09 RV 53 19 16 9 3 1


About this Poll
This Washington Post poll was conducted by telephone September 14-17, 2009, among a random sample of 1,003 likely voters in the Commonwealth of Virginia including users of both conventional and cellular phones. The results from the full survey have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three points. Sampling, data collection and tabulation by TNS of Horsham, Pa.