(The Center Square) – A new poll shows a close race in Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District, with cost of living topping voters’ concerns.

Democratic former Rep. Elaine Luria received 46% support to Republican Rep. Jen Kiggans’ 43% in the Christopher Newport University Wason Center survey released Wednesday. The difference falls within the poll’s +/- 4% margin of error, meaning a statistical tie.

Another 10% were undecided, and 2% said they would vote for someone else. Percentages may not total 100% because of rounding.

The survey interviewed 702 likely voters in the district Oct. 1-10 through live telephone calls to cellphones and landlines.

Cost of living was the top issue for 24% of respondents, followed by threats to democracy at 20% and immigration at 11%.

Priorities differed by party. Among Democrats, 32% named cost of living as their top concern, as did 25% of independents. Immigration ranked first among Republicans at 24%.

Asked which candidate would better handle cost of living, 48% chose Luria and 39% chose Kiggans. On crime, 45% chose Kiggans and 42% chose Luria. The candidates were tied at 44% on gun policy.

Luria received 45% support among independents, compared with Kiggans’ 38%. Both drew strong support from their own parties, with 92% of Democrats choosing Luria and 94% of Republicans choosing Kiggans.

The survey found 43% viewed their congressional vote as a vote against President Donald Trump, while 14% viewed it as a vote for him. Another 37% said Trump was not much of a factor in their choice.

Among those surveyed, 33% approved of Trump’s job performance and 62% disapproved.

The survey also found 19% of respondents had already voted, including 29% of Democrats, 16% of independents and 13% of Republicans.

Separately, the Virginia Public Access Project reported 54,203 early votes in the district as of Wednesday morning, including 33,792 cast in person and 20,411 returned mail ballots. The figures come from Virginia Department of Elections records.

Kiggans defeated Luria in 2022. Their Nov. 3 rematch also includes independent candidates Matt Baker and Bishop Staten.