"Virginia voters are deciding a history-making race for governor Tuesday that will serve as a barometer of attitudes toward President Donald Trump and Democrats' attempts to regain their footing on the national stage. Republican Winsome Earle-Sears, a staunch conservative who serves as Virginia's lieutenant governor, and Democrat Abigail Spanberger, a center-left Democrat and former CIA case officer who helped her party win a House majority during Trump's first presidency, are vying to become the first-ever woman to lead the commonwealth."
"The race to replace term-limited Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has taken on national dimensions from the start, serving as a testing ground for both parties one year ahead of national midterm elections that could redirect the country's course for the balance of Trump's second term. It comes as the state Trump lost in three successive presidential contests has been strained by many of his policies, particularly the steep cuts to the civil service and the ongoing government shutdown."
Virginia voters are choosing between Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat Abigail Spanberger in a governor's race with national implications. Earle-Sears is a staunch conservative and Virginia lieutenant governor who could become the first Black woman elected governor; Spanberger is a center-left former CIA case officer who helped Democrats win a House majority in 2018 and seeks to be the first woman to lead the commonwealth. The contest replaces term-limited Republican Glenn Youngkin and functions as a testing ground for Trump-style Republican candidates and center-left Democratic strategies ahead of the 2026 midterms. Statewide issues include cuts to the civil service and a government shutdown.
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