Democrat Timothy M. Kaine has taken a narrow lead in Virginia's governor's race, buoyed by newfound strength in Northern Virginia's outer suburbs and an electorate turned off by what it considers the negative tone of his Republican opponent, according to a new Washington Post poll.
Kaine leads Republican Jerry W. Kilgore among the most likely voters by three percentage points, 47 to 44, according to the poll, which has a three percentage point margin of error. Independent candidate H. Russell Potts Jr. was supported by 4 percent of the voters.
The poll suggests a photo finish to a contest in which Kaine has cast himself as the logical successor to Democratic Gov. Mark R. Warner, who is barred from running for reelection. Kilgore has sought to define Kaine as a liberal who is out of touch with the state's conservative soul.
Kaine, the lieutenant governor and former mayor of Richmond, has tapped into Warner's sky-high popularity and enters the final stretch before the Nov. 8 election with momentum. But the governor's mansion is still within reach for the GOP, which holds solid majorities in the state legislature and closes strongly in statewide races.
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