The Fifth Congressional District race between incumbent Rep. Virgil Goode and Democrat Tom Perriello has grown tighter, a poll by Survey USA suggested Wednesday.
As the two well-funded candidates pepper the airwaves with advertising, Goode’s lead stands at 55 percent to 42 percent, according to the poll’s survey of 680 likely voters. They were interviewed by phone on Monday and Tuesday.
The Survey USA poll was conducted for WDBJ-TV in Roanoke and WJLA-TV in Washington. Its margin of error is plus or minus 3.8 percentage points.
Among voters age 18 to 49, Goode led by 4 points, down from 33 points two months ago, Survey USA said.
In an Aug. 13 poll by the same organization, Goode held a 64-30 advantage over the political newcomer from Albemarle County.
Goode is a six-term Congressman who was first elected as a Democrat. He switched to the Republican Party in 2002.
Perriello, a lawyer and the son of a Charlottesville-area pediatrician, worked with peacemaking and human rights groups in Africa and Afghanistan.
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