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President Donald Trump may drive Democrats to the polls in Virginia governor’s race this year, according to a new poll, but the ghost of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee may haunt Democratic nominee Ralph Northam.

A Christopher Newport University survey released this week found that 39 percent of Virginia voters said Trump will factor into their vote in November’s gubernatorial election between Northam, a doctor now serving as lieutenant governor, and Republican Ed Gillespie, a political consultant and former Republican National Committee chairman. A little more than half of Northam voters, or 51 percent, said Trump is a factor, while 72 percent of Gillespie voters said the president won’t sway their decision.

“Disapproval of Trump and Congress is clearly motivating Northam’s voters,” said Rachel Bitecofer, assistant director of CNU’s Wason Center for Public Policy. “Gillespie voters mostly support Trump, but they’d rather keep him out of the picture here.”

The telephone survey of 776 likely voters conducted between Sept. 12 and Sept. 22 found Northam with a 47 percent to 41 percent lead over Gillespie. Libertarian Cliff Hyra drew 4 percent, with 8 percent of respondents undecided. The margin of error was plus or minus 3.7 percentage points.