Hampton University Center for Public Policy Survey of 750 Likely Voters VA 2017 Governor’s Primary Poll Statewide –

Q3A. If the Democratic Primary were held today, for whom would you vote:

Frequency Percent Tom Perriello 161 22% 120 16% Never Vote Democrat 180 24% Don’t know/Refused 280 38% Total 741 100%

Q3B. If the Republican Primary were held today, for whom would you vote:

Frequency Percent 182 25% Corey Stewart 61 8% Frank Wagner 64 9% Never vote Republican 200 27% Don’t know/Refused 234 32% Total 741 101%

Q3C. And if the general election for were held today, for whom would you vote:

Frequency Percent Tom Perriello 30 26% Ralph Northam 24 21% Ed Gillespie 33 28% Corey Stewart 11 10% Frank Wagner 15 13% Don’t know/Refused 3 3% Total 116 101%

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Q5. Please tell me which one issue on this list should be the top priority of the next Governor of Virginia, no matter who it is: Frequency Percent Working to improve the Economy and create jobs 264 36% Education 146 20% Gun control 23 3% Healthcare 168 23% Improving transportation 113 15% infrastructure such as bridges, tunnels and road surfaces Don’t Know /Refused 26 4% Total 741 101%

Q6. Do you have a very favorable, favorable, unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Frank Wagner ®? Frequency Percent Very favorable 35 5% Favorable 171 23% Unfavorable 118 16% Very unfavorable 33 5% Heard of but no opinion 158 21% Never heard of 152 21% Don’t know/Refused 73 10% Total 740 101%

Q7. Do you have a very favorable, favorable, unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Corey Stewart ®? Frequency Percent Very favorable 31 4% Favorable 138 19% Unfavorable 150 20% Very unfavorable 46 6% Heard of but no opinion 146 20% Never heard of 162 22% Don’t know/Refused 66 9% Total 739 100%

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Q8. Do you have a very favorable, favorable, unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Ed Gillespie ®? Frequency Percent Very favorable 69 9% Favorable 215 29% Unfavorable 143 19% Very unfavorable 49 7% Heard of but no opinion 137 19% Never heard of 68 9% Don’t know/Refused 59 8% Total 740 99%

Q9. Do you have a very favorable, favorable, unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Ralph Northam (D) Frequency Percent Very favorable 67 9% Favorable 188 25% Unfavorable 122 17% Very unfavorable 33 4% Heard of but no opinion 124 17% Never heard of 139 19% Don’t know/Refused 67 9% Total 740 100%

Q10. Do you have a very favorable, favorable, unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Tom Perriello (D)? Frequency Percent Very favorable 75 10% Favorable 191 26% Unfavorable 121 16% Very unfavorable 40 5% Heard of but no opinion 142 19% Never heard of 104 14% Don’t know/Refused 67 9% Total 740 99%

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Q11. Overall, do you approve or do you disapprove of the job is doing as President of the ? Frequency Percent Approve 322 43% Disapprove 373 50% Don’t know/Refused 46 6% Total 741 99%

Q12. Overall, do you approve or do you disapprove of the job Terry McAuliffe is doing as Governor of Virginia? Frequency Percent Approve 443 60% Disapprove 226 31% Don’t know/Refused 72 10% Total 741 101%

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GENDER. Do you consider yourself to be: Frequency Percent Male 362 49% Female 379 51% Don’t Know/Refused - -% Total 741 100%

14. Please tell me which of the following general categories best describes your age Frequency Percent 18 to 24 32 4% 25 to 34 89 12% 35 to 44 106 14% 45 to 54 180 24% 55 to 64 162 22% 65 to 74 94 13% 75 or Older 73 10% Refused 5 1% Total 741 100%

Q15. What is the last grade in school you completed? Frequency Percent Grade school 10 1% Some high school 22 3% High school graduate 174 23% Some College 21 3% 4-Year college degree 151 20% Some graduate school 20 3% Graduate degree 156 21% Technical school 184 25% Don’t know/Refused 3 0% Total 741 99%

Q16. What is your current marital status? Are you currently married, widowed, divorced, separated or have you never been married? Frequency Percent Married 476 64%

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Widowed 51 7% Divorced 79 11% Separated 19 3% Never been married 111 15% Don’t know/Refused 4 1% Total 740 101%

Q17. What is your current employment status? Are you currently: Frequency Percent Employed 451 61% A homemaker 30 4% A student 7 1% Retired 178 24% Unemployed 23 3% Something else 47 6% Don’t know/Refused 5 1% Total 741 100%

Q18. Which of the following categories best describes your current employment status? Would you say you are currently:

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Frequency Percent A laborer 26 6% A skilled laborer or tradesman 69 15% A white collar worker 52 12% In sales or a business owner/proprietor 56 12% An Executive or Manager 46 10% A middle level professional 90 20% A high level professional 30 7% Or something else 70 16% Don’t know/Refused 12 3% Total 451 101%

Q19. Please estimate your total household income for 2016. Which of the following general categories best represents your total family income from 2016: Frequency Percent Less than $20,000 52 7% $20,000 to less than $30,000 73 10% $30,000 to less than $40,000 44 6% $40,000 to less than $50,000 60 8% $50,000 to less than $75,000 85 11% $75,000 to $100,000 104 14% More than $100,000 199 27% Don’t know/Refused 124 17% Total 741 100%

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Q20. Do you consider yourself a Democrat, a Republican, an Independent, or something else? Frequency Percent Democrat 234 32% Republican 218 29% Independent 205 28% Something Else 64 9% Don’t Know /Refused 20 3% Total 741 101%

Q20a. Would you say you generally lean more toward Democrat or more toward Republican? Frequency Percent Democrat 104 39% Republican 100 37% Don’t Know /Refused 64 24% Total 268 100%

Q21. Please tell me with which of the following races do you most closely identify: Frequency Percent African-American/Black 115 16% Caucasian/White 513 69% Hispanic/Latino 27 4% Asian-American 8 1% More than one race 37 5% Other 13 2% Don’t know/Refused 28 4% Total 741 101%

Q21a. Please tell me the races with which you identify: Frequency Percent African-American/Black 15 42% Caucasian/White 19 52% Hispanic/Latino 7 19% Asian-American 4 10% Other 16 44% Don’t know/Refused 1 2% Total 62 NA

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SSRS fielded a survey of likely voters in Virginia (persons living in the State who are registered to vote and said they are almost certain or very likely to vote in the next election). Sample was RDD LandLine and Cell, drawn in geographic proportion to the registered voter population in the state of Virginia. These data were weighted to reflect the voter registration population of Virginia ages 18 years of age and older. This weighting combined with rounding is responsible for percentages not always equaling exactly 100%; this phenomenon is most obvious in the allocation by county as the very large number of response categories provided a multitude of opportunities for rounding and resulted in totals of significantly less than 100% (89%) overall.

The weighting process takes into account the disproportionate probabilities of household and respondent selection due to the number of landlines or cellphones answered by respondents and their households. Following application of the above weights, the sample is post-stratified and balanced by key demographics such as age, race, sex, education, marital status, and party affiliation. The sample is also weighted to reflect the distribution of phone usage in Virginia, meaning the proportion of those who are cell phone only, landline only, and mixed users. A total of 741 interviews were conducted between June 1 and June 6, 2017; 378 using Landline sample and 363 using Cell sample. This topline is provided by SSRS.

The margin of error for the survey is +/- 4.2% for the full sample.

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