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Democrat Shannon Taylor leads Republican Rob Wittman in new poll

By The Likely · Updated Oct 4, 6:57 AM ET · Drawn from 8 sources · Written by AI, checked against sources

Democrat Shannon Taylor led Republican incumbent Rob Wittman 50% to 46% in Virginia's 1st Congressional District, according to a Washington Post poll published on October 1. Wittman has represented the district since 2007.

Why it mattersA flipped seat here directly alters the path to a House majority.

How we got here

  1. Shannon Taylor’s campaign announced that Virginia’s 1st District was moved to toss-up status. Shannontaylorva
  2. Virginia early voting began for the November general election. Gov
  3. A poll showed Taylor narrowly leading Wittman 50 percent to 46 percent. The Washington Post, Dccc
  4. Virginia scheduled the end of its early in-person voting. Gov

What's likely next

  1. Additional scheduled Sunday and Saturday early-voting days; October 31 is the last day of early voting.
  2. Deadline to request a mailed absentee ballot and to register to vote and cast a regular ballot.
  3. Same-day voter registration begins; people registering and voting at the same time must cast a provisional ballot.
  4. Deadline for mailed absentee ballots to be received by the general registrar.

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