Abigail Spanberger will become Virginia’s first female governor after defeating Republican rival Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears on Tuesday by the largest margin of any Democratic candidate in the state in decades.

With an estimated 95 percent of the vote in on Tuesday night, Spanberger had 57.4 percent compared to 42.4 percent for Earle-Sears.

Where Did Virginia Voters Back Spanberger?

Spanberger’s victory on Tuesday flipped Virginia’s governorship from red to blue, bringing Democrats in the state and across the country a meaningful win in one of the first elections in the country since President Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

The 46-year-old former Democratic congresswoman and CIA officer’s double-digit victory was brought home by strong gains in Virginia’s suburba

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