"Democrat Abigail Spanberger has been elected Virginia's first female governor as her party racked up victories in key elections across the southern state. An ex-CIA and federal law enforcement officer who served three terms in the US House of Representatives after flipping a GOP-held district, Spanberger was leading the state's Republican lieutenant governor Winsome Earle-Sears 57% to 43%, with 89% of the vote counted, according to the Associated Press."
"The AP reported that Ghazala Hashmi, a state Democratic senator, won the lieutenant governor's race, becoming the first Muslim woman elected to a statewide office in the United States. Jay Jones, a Democratic former state delegate, ousted Jason Miyares, the Republican attorney general, even after the former's campaign was rocked by the emergence of text message in which Jones mused about about a political rival receiving two bullets to the head."
"Virginia has grown steadily more Democratic in recent elections, and Spanberger had led Earle-Sears in the polls for most of the race. She will replace Glenn Youngkin, the Republican governor, who was ineligible for re-election after serving the single consecutive four-year term the state's constitution allows. It was the crowning achievement of what the results so far indicated was an excellent night for Democrats across the commonwealth."
Abigail Spanberger was elected Virginia's first female governor, leading Republican Winsome Earle-Sears 57% to 43% with 89% of votes counted. Spanberger is an ex-CIA and federal law enforcement officer who served three terms in the US House after flipping a GOP-held district. Virginia has trended Democratic and Spanberger led in polls for most of the race. She will replace Republican Glenn Youngkin, who was ineligible for re-election under the state's term rules. Democrats recorded multiple statewide and legislative victories: Ghazala Hashmi won lieutenant governor as the first Muslim woman elected statewide, Jay Jones defeated incumbent attorney general Jason Miyares despite a campaign controversy, and Democrats appear poised to expand their House of Delegates majority, setting up a potential Democratic governing trifecta.
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