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Virginia election winners break race and gender barriers amid national scrutiny on diversity
As the polls closed on Tuesday across Virginia, it quickly became clear it was a night of firsts: Voters overwhelmingly elected a slate of candidates who broke race and gender barriers in contests considered among the most consequential nationally.
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Virginia 2025 election results: Democrat Abigail Spanberger is projected winner in governor's race
Democrats win big and small races in the 2025 election
Rebounding from their election defeat last year, Democrats are reveling in their 2025 election victories in both big and small races nationwide. The Democratic Party’s wins across the board in Virginia,
Virginia's biggest counties delivered Spanberger's double-digit victory, which saw her making strong gains in suburban areas.
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In Virginia, voters have a mix of local concerns and national topics on their minds. One October survey from the Wason Center for Civic Leadership at Christopher Newport University found that likely voters were in particular thinking about democracy,
Abigail Spanberger defeated Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears to become the first woman to lead Virginia.
Virginia Beach Sheriff Rocky Holcomb, 57, has been reelected. He was leading by more than 30,000 votes at 9:15 p.m., according to unofficial results reported to the state.
Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat and former Virginia congresswoman, has for months been favored over her Republican opponent, Winsome Earle-Sears, the current lieutenant governor. But a texting scandal involving the Democratic candidate for attorney general has added a degree of unpredictability in the race’s final weeks.
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