Overview

• The Virginia Police Benevolent Association’s split endorsement arrives with fewer than three months before the November 4 election, backing Spanberger for governor while endorsing Republicans John Reid and Jason Miyares for down-ballot races.
• Virginia PBA president Joe Woloszyn praised Spanberger’s law enforcement background and her record on increasing police funding and passing the bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act.
• Recent polls show Spanberger leading by 12 points in a Virginia Commonwealth University survey and by four points in a HarrisX poll.
• Campaign finance records indicate Spanberger has raised $27 million with over $15 million cash on hand, significantly outpacing Winsome Earle-Sears’s $11 million raised and $4 million available.
• Republican alarm over Earle-Sears’s viability has intensified after she failed to lead in a single poll this year.