Democrats are celebrating victory in Virginia as their candidate for governor is projected to win at the top of the ticket in Tuesday’s election, turning the state leadership from red to blue.

Voters headed to the polls to cast ballots in what was the first major election since President Donald Trump won a year ago, and Democrats had been looking to get back in the game after a series of brutal setbacks.

While Virginia’s elections do not always serve as a bellwether for the following year’s midterms, the contests on Tuesday have been seen as a referendum on Trump.

Leading up to and on Election Day, the president fired off a series of social media posts begging his followers in the state to show up and cast ballots for Republicans.

With the polls now closed, Democrat Abigail Spanberger

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