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Ed Gillespie pulls within just 4 points of Ralph Northam three weeks before Virginia governor’s race

By Philip Wegmann
Published October 17, 2017 2:10pm ET
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Ed Gillespie pulls within just 4 points of Ralph Northam three weeks before Virginia governor’s race
A new poll shows Republican gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie is within the margin of error of Democratic candidate Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam, three weeks before the Virginia governor's race. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) | Steve Helber

The barn is officially blazing in the Virginia governor’s race. Behind by 13 points at the beginning of October, Republican challenger Ed Gillespie has pulled within just 4 points of Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam. Three weeks before Election Day, and for the first time, Gillespie is within the margin of error.

A Wason Center poll from Christopher Newport University shows Northam slowing and Gillespie gaining as the race narrows 48 to 44 percent.

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