Virginia voters on Tuesday are poised to pick their first female governor and weigh in on a scandal-rocked state attorney general's race.

The race for governor will make history, regardless of whether the winner is Democratic former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger or Winsome Earle-Sears, the state's Republican lieutenant governor.

Virginia is one of 18 states that have never had a female governor. The winner will succeed Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican who is term-limited from running again.

Polls of the governor's race, one of just two such contests taking place the year after President Donald Trump 's election in 2024, have consistently favored Spanberger.

Meanwhile, the state attorney general's race between Democratic nominee Jay Jones and Republican incumbent Jason Miyares has tig

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