1 month ago - The governor’s race topped the list of elections in Virginia, and former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic nominee, beat Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, the Republican nominee. Read NPR’s recap.

6 hours ago - Incumbent Republican governor Glenn Youngkin was ineligible to run for re-election, as the Constitution of Virginia prohibits its governors from serving consecutive terms. Neither former Democratic U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger nor Republican Lieutenant governor Winsome Earle-Sears received opposition in their primaries, which led to an earlier campaign. In early April 2025, Spanberger and Earle-Sears were confirmed as the major party nominees.

November 6, 2025 - The AP made the call in the governor's race just before 8 p.m. As of 12:47 a.m. Wednesday, Spanberger held a 57.5–42 lead with 97% of the state's votes counted. Election results are unofficial until certified by the state.

November 5, 2025 - Democrat Abigail Spanberger has won the governor’s race in Virginia, defeating Republican Winsome Earle-Sears. Spanberger is a former CIA case officer and congresswoman, and becomes Virginia’s first woman governor.

November 19, 2025 - WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Abigail Spanberger won the governor's race in Virginia on Tuesday, defeating Republican Winsome Earle-Sears.

June 7, 2025 - (AP) — Democratic politics in rural Virginia are not of a bygone era, according to Abigail Spanberger. The former congressional representative, now the Democratic nominee in the race to be Virginia’s next governor, posts videos online of ...

November 5, 2025 - WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Abigail Spanberger won the governor’s race in Virginia on Tuesday, defeating Republican Winsome Earle-Sears.

November 5, 2025 - Former Democratic Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger has defeated Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in the race to become Virginia's first female governor. AP called the race for Spanberger shortly before 8 p.m.

November 5, 2025 - Democrat Abigail Spanberger won the Virginia governor’s race Tuesday, defeating Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears to give Democrats a key victory heading into the 2026 midterm elections and make history as the first-ever woman to lead ...

November 5, 2025 - Democrat Abigail Spanberger won the governor’s race in Virginia on Tuesday, defeating Republican Winsome Earle-Sears

November 4, 2025 - Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat and former Virginia congresswoman, has for months been favored over her Republican opponent, Winsome Earle-Sears, the current lieutenant governor. But a texting scandal involving the Democratic candidate for attorney ...

November 5, 2025 - Former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger has won Virginia’s election for governor and made history as the first woman ever to lead the commonwealth.

November 5, 2025 - Virginia elected Democrat Abigail Spanberger the state’s first female governor, according to an AP projection. She topped Republican Winsome Earle-Sears in a historic contest that was widely being watched as a referendum on President Donald ...

November 7, 2025 - Helping propel Abigail Spanberger’s dominant win in the Virginia governor’s race Tuesday are dissatisfied rural voters who have supported Donald Trump. Spanberger’s victory was largely driven by massive turnout in northern and eastern ...

November 19, 2025 - WASHINGTON (AP) — 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.

June 20, 2025 - RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrats in Virginia have built up a hefty fundraising advantage for their effort to reclaim the governor’s mansion in a race seen as a bellwether for the party in power in Washington heading into the 2026 midterms.

November 5, 2025 - Democrat state Sen. Ghazala F. Hashmi wins the Virginia race for lieutenant governor, according to an AP projection, becoming the country’s first Muslim woman elected to statewide office.

November 5, 2025 - The Associated Press called the ... elections in the country this year. Spanberger clenched a victory over Republican opponent Winsome Earle-Sears, earning 56.6% of the vote ......

November 5, 2025 - Democrat Spanberger wins Virginia governor race Spanberger, a former congresswoman, flips the governor's mansion from red to blue after campaigning against the Trump administration's federal layoffs and tariffs.