Getting to Know Gubernatorial Candidate Abigail Spanberger

Democrat chasm clear as Virginia governor hopeful blasts Mamdani

Former CIA officer Abigail Spanberger, 46, is running as the Democrat governor candidate in Virginia. She has issued a warning to Zohran Mamdani about overpromising.

'Hard to overstate' how badly Trump hurt Republicans in Virginia: political strategist

Political strategist Max Burns says President Donald Trump would have had to work hard to do Democrats any more favors in the upcoming gubernatorial race in Virginia.“Trump’s government shutdown led to widespread fury among Virginia’s more than 320,000 struggling federal workers,” argued Burns at MSNBC. “Now, [Republican candidate Winsome] Earle-Sears is performing the worst of all GOP statewide candidates and trailing [Democratic candidate Abig…

Live Results: Virginia 2025 gubernatorial election

Virginia will elect its first woman as governor Tuesday as Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears and Democratic U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger look to replace term-limited Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin.

Getting to know gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger

The information below is a summary of a long-form report in the video above. PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) - Abigail Spanberger is running to be the first female governor of Virginia. Spanberger, the Democratic candidate, is a former Virginia Congresswoman who has lived in the Commonwealth since middle school. She is running against Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R). WAVY News 10's Chris Horne was with Spanberger's campaign in the final days counting d…

Obama shows up for Spanberger in governor hopeful's last-minute rally of Va. faithful

Twenty-four American University students fanned out across Virginia to take the pulse of the commonwealth last weekend, just ahead of the closely watched gubernatorial race. The students in the Battleground: Virginia class have spent the semester learning the trends, politics and developments in the commonwealth's statewide contests.