Virginia, Abigail Spanberger and governor
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Voters across the U.S. headed to the polls on Nov. 4 for statewide and local elections, including high-profile gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia. Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City and Virginia voted for its first female ...
Abigail Spanberger greets supporters at her election night rally in Richmond. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) Democrat Abigail Spanberger has been elected as Virginia's next governor, the Associated Press projected, defeating Republican Winsome Earle-Sears.
Voters in Richmond and Chesterfield County have chosen Del. Mike Jones (D-Richmond) to fill the Virginia Senate seat vacated by Lt. Gov.-elect Ghazala Hashmi, according to the Associated Press