Virginia Democrats prefer that Rep. Bobby Scott to take over the Senate seat of Tim Kaine if Democrat Hillary Clinton wins the White House and takes Kaine with her.
The Judy Ford Wason Center for Public Policy poll released Tuesday found that 26 percent of likely Democratic voters in the state would prefer that Democratic Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe appoint Scott to take over the seat until a special election in 2017.
Rep. Don Beyer was the choice of 9 percent and 26 percent said they were undecided.
"Congressman Scott is really buoyed by his high name recognition and robust support in Richmond and in Hampton Roads," said Dr. Rachel Bitecofer, assistant director of the Wason Center.
In the presidential race, Democrat Hillary Clinton has a strong lead in Virginia over Republican Donald Trump. The poll found voters found her more qualified to be president than Trump on temperament, experience, and issues such as military and foreign policy.
The poll found 58 percent of voters think Clinton has the right temperament to be president, compared to Trump's 28 percent.
Twice as many say Clinton has the right experience, 60 percent to 26 percent over Trump. as well.
Trump, however, was found to be more trustworthy and honest than Clinton, 35 percent to 32 percent.
"Despite poor marks for honesty, Virginia voters are clear that Hillary Clinton is far more qualified to be president than is Donald Trump," said Dr. Quentin Kidd, Director of the Wason Center.
The poll interviewed 1,003 likely Virginia voters, including 527 on landline and 476 on cell phone, from Sept 15 through Sept. 23, and had a margin of error of 3.9 percentage points.
