Democrat Abigail Spanberger wins 2025 Virginia gubernatorial election Scroll down to see the results
Abigail Spanberger has won the 2025 gubernatorial election in Virginia. (Copyright 2025 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.)
Democratic candidate Abigail Spanberger has been elected as the next governor of Virginia, beating Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears.
Spanberger will be the first woman to be elected as governor in the commonwealth.
Early voting began on September 19, and hundreds of thousands of Virginians cast their ballots before Election Day .
Here‘s a breakdown of the results:
Winsome Earle-Sears(R) 1,449,586 42%
100% of Precincts Reporting (2,533 / 2,533)
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