Virginia Democrat gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger will be the next governor of Virginia and the first female governor of the state after defeating her opponent, Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R).

The race was called by CNN. Spanberger received 55.1 percent of the vote, or 781,743 votes, while Earle-Sears received 44.7 percent of the vote, or 634,016 votes.

Spanberger, a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer, and Earle-Sears, a United States Marine Corps veteran, were vying to replace current Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R), due to the state not allowing governors to serve back-to-back terms.

An Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey conducted between October 30-31, 2025, of 880 likely voters found that Spanberger received 55 percent of support, while

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