ARLINGTON, Va. - With four weeks until Virginia's gubernatorial election, Republican Bob McDonnell maintains his commanding lead over Democrat Creigh Deeds.

McDonnell leads Deeds by 11 points, 54-43, according to a new SurveyUSA poll commissioned by WJLA-TV. McDonnell has never dipped below 54 percent in In four identical SurveyUSA tracking polls, and Deeds has never polled above 43 percent.

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Compared to an identical SurveyUSA poll one week ago, Deeds has gained ground among women, voters age 50 to 64, and in southeast Virginia.

In race for lieutenant governor, incumbent Republican Bill Bolling easily defeats Democrat Jody Wagner, the commonwealth's former treasurer and secretary of finance, by 17 points, 57-40.

In the attorney general contest, Republican state Sen. Ken Cuccinelli is beating Del. Steve Shannon by ten points, 53-43.

The poll of 608 likely voters has margin of error of plus or minus four percent.

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