Final Quinnipiac Poll: McAuliffe 46, Cuccinelli 40, Sarvis 8 (Updated)

A final poll from Quinnipiac on Tuesday’s gubernatorial race in Virginia shows Democrat Terry McAuliffe with a six-point lead over Republican rival Ken Cuccinelli. Forty-six percent of likely Virginia voters say they will vote for McAuliffe, according to the poll, while 40 percent say they’ll vote for Cuccinelli. Eight percent say they will vote for the Libertarian party candidate, Robert Sarvis. Here’s more from Quinnipiac:

There is a large gender gap as McAuliffe leads 50 – 36 percent among women, with 9 percent for Sarvis, while men are divided with 44 percent for Cuccinelli, 42 percent for McAuliffe and 8 percent for Sarvis. Democrats go 93 – 1 percent for McAuliffe, with 3 percent for Sarvis, while Republicans go 85 – 5 percent for Cuccinelli, with 7 percent for Sarvis. Independent voters are divided 40 – 40 percent, with 14 percent for Sarvis.

Without Sarvis in the race, McAuliffe leads Cuccinelli 49 percent to 42 percent.