Former Vice President Joe Biden holds a substantial lead over his rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination in Virginia, according to a new University of Mary Washington statewide survey.

Biden was the favorite of 23 percent of registered voters in the survey, with 9 percent favoring Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and 9 percent favoring Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. In addition, 5 percent favored California Sen. Kamala Harris and 4 percent favored South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, according to the poll, which was conducted Sept. 3-15 for UMW by Research America Inc.

Former Vice President Joe Biden is the favorite in Virginia for the Democratic nomination, according to UMW’s new statewide survey.

The survey asked about the 10 Democratic candidates who participated in the most recent series of debates. Among the other candidates, 2 percent of registered voters said they supported Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar and 2 percent supported Andrew Yang, an entrepreneur. One percent each favored the other three candidates in the survey: former Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro. Read more.

The University of Mary Washington is a premier, selective public liberal arts and sciences university in Virginia, highly respected for its commitment to academic excellence, strong undergraduate liberal arts and sciences program, and dedication to life-long learning. The university, with a total enrollment of more than 5,000, features colleges of business, education and arts and sciences, and three campuses, including a residential campus in Fredericksburg, Va., a second one in nearby Stafford and a third in Dahlgren, Va., which serves as a center of development of educational and research partnerships between the Navy, higher education institutions and the region’s employers.