Abigail Spanberger and Winsome Earle-Sears - Decision 2025 (Copyright 2025 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.)
In a historic election for Virginia, voters are set to select the first female governor of the commonwealth.
Former Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger is the Democratic nominee, formerly representing Virginia’s 7th U.S. House district. Incumbent Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears is the Republican nominee.
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Early voting began on September 19, and hundreds of thousands of Virginians cast their ballots before Election Day.
Prior to Election Day, 10 News Anchor Abbie Coleman talked one-on-one with each candidate. Click on a candidate’s last name to learn more about him or her: Earle-Sears and Spanberger.
Colton joined the WSLS 10 team as a digital content producer in July 2024, soon after graduating cum laude from Virginia Tech with a B.S. in sociology and a minor in psychology.