Early poll is sobering for Spanberger, but it’s a wake-up call, not an epitaph

By: Bob Lewis

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: April 20, 2026

Words: 1,243

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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The first report card on Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s still brand-new term is in, and she can’t be happy with it. I’m hearing she’s decidedly unhappy.

A new survey by the Washington Post and George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government showed an even split on her job approval less than three months into the job.

Forty-seven percent of the 1,101 registered Virginia voters surveyed at the end of March approved of her …

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