Either former Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger or Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears will turn out to be the state’s first feminine governor. Spanberger has targeted her marketing campaign on affordability, whereas Earle-Sears has run on cultural and gender points. Earle-Sears is operating in opposition to historical past. Only as soon as since 1977 has Virginia elected a governor from the identical occasion because the president.
Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares is searching for a second time period in opposition to former State Del. Jay Jones. In latest weeks, the race has centered round resurfaced violent text messages that Jones despatched in 2022. Jones has apologized for the texts, however Miyares has known as them disqualifying.
Former conservative radio host John Reid could be the nation’s first overtly homosexual Republican elected to statewide workplace, whereas Ghazala Hashmi, a progressive state senator from the Richmond space, could be the nation’s first Muslim lady elected to statewide workplace. The winner would have the facility to interrupt ties within the State Senate, which could possibly be essential as Democrats at the moment have a slim 21-19 majority within the chamber.
Source: Results knowledge by way of The Associated Press; Projections by NCS