An internal poll by Democratic candidate Dan Helmer in Virginia’s 10th District shows him beating vulnerable Republican Rep. Barbara Comstock in a head-to-head matchup.

Helmer’s campaign released the poll conducted by Public Policy Polling showing him with an 8-point lead over the incumbent. The survey showed Helmer, a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, leading with 48 percent of voters.

Comstock’s campaign declined to comment on the poll.

Helmer’s campaign would not share whether they polled on other Democrats in the race. Instead, the campaign forwarded a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee poll from March showing Democrats ahead by 12 points in a generic ballot and Comstock trailing by 3 points when asked about named Democratic candidates.

Public Policy Polling surveyed 552 voters from Virginia’s 10th District through automated phone interviews for Helmer’s campaign. The margin of error was 4.2 percent and was done between May 21 and May 22.