Roanoke Times Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc. DATE: SUNDAY, October 24, 1993 TAG: 9310240150 SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: D8 EDITION: METRO SOURCE: The Washington Post DATELINE: WASHINGTON LENGTH: Medium
Terry also is handicapped, the poll found, because a significant number of voters are eager to end Democratic domination of the statehouse.
Allen has gained ground, at least in part, because he has won over Northern Virginia voters who earlier had doubts about his candidacy, and he has equaled Terry's support among women.
Allen leads Terry by 52 percent to 39 percent. In a Post poll three weeks ago, the contest was virtually deadlocked; former attorney general Terry had a two-point lead at that time. Nine percent of voters are undecided nine days before the Nov. 2 election.
In the contest for lieutenant governor, Democrat Don Beyer, the incumbent, leads Republican Mike Farris by a margin of 50 percent to 35 percent.
Though Terry's attempt to turn the election into a referendum on Christian conservatives is falling flat, the same attack is working better for Beyer, the poll shows. He has tarred Farris, an evangelical Christian, as an extremist.
In the attorney general's race, Republican Jim Gilmore has a 43 percent to 36 percent advantage over Democrat Bill Dolan.
Saturday, in response to the poll results, Terry predicted that she will gain strength among voters who support abortion rights and gun control. "It's been up and down, and it'll probably go up and down eight times before this is over," she said while campaigning.
Allen credited his lead in the poll to his positive campaign advertising on issues, while he said Terry's advertising has been mostly negative.
A total of 891 likely voters were interviewed Oct 17-21. The margin of error is 3.5 points.
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