Washington (CNN) Virginians are more likely to want their governor and attorney general to remain in office rather than resign over their past appearances in blackface, but they are split over whether their lieutenant governor should step down in light of sexual assault allegations, a new Quinnipiac University poll finds.

A 48% plurality of voters in the commonwealth say Gov. Ralph Northam should not resign while 42% say he should. Nearly two-thirds (65%) say he should not be impeached, though just 39% approve of the way he is handling his job while 44% disapprove.

Northam has fended off calls to resign after a racist photo from his 1984 medical school yearbook page went public earlier this month and he admitted to once darkening his face to resemble Michael Jackson in the '80s.

Virginian voters, however, are split on Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, a Democrat who faces accusations of sexual assault and rape, which he has denied.

Thirty-six percent say he should resign and 36% say he should remain in office, while 28% don't say either way. There are more undecided Democrats (32%) than Republicans (21%) or independents (25%).

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