WASHINGTON — Democratic former Rep. Abigail Spanberger was projected to defeat Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in the Virginia governor’s race Tuesday, ending a rare term of GOP control in the commonwealth ushered in by Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s upset victory over Terry McAuliffe in 2021 .

With 35% of the expected vote in, Spanberger — who will become the first female governor in Virginia’s history — led Earle-Sears by 10 percentage points

The 46-year-old Spanberger, who will become the first female governor in Virginia’s history, campaigned on endorsements from past House GOP colleagues that emphasized her “integrity” and “bipartisan” appeal, while attacking Earle-Sears’ support for the Trump administration — including its layoffs of federal workers , many of whom live in

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