US EditionVirginia Voters to Make History Electing State's First Female Governor
The race guarantees Virginia will join 32 states that have elected a woman governor, with one candidate poised to become the state’s first Black female governor.
- On Tuesday, Virginia voters will make history by choosing between Republican Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat Abigail Spanberger for the state's first female governor, joining 32 states with women governors.
- Historically, female candidates only began emerging in the 1970s and 80s, marking a late shift in Virginia's gubernatorial demographics, Dr. John Augenbach said.
- Spanberger campaigned on kitchen-table affordability, targeting nearly 150,000 federal workers amid the federal shutdown, while about 1.4 million early voters participated and she outspent Earle-Sears seven-to-one.
- Less than an hour after polls closed, CNN and The Associated Press projected Abigail Spanberger's win, helping Democrats capture the governor, lieutenant governor, and House of Delegates on Tuesday.
- Voters said they hope the election inspires future female candidates, with Jessica Noe saying `I think it inspires women to run and get their voice out`, and Earle-Sears could have been Virginia's first Black female governor.
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