Virginia will elect its first female governor tonight, in a race between Democratic former Rep. Abigail Spanberger and Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears . Republicans were hopeful that the party’s momentum from the 2024 election , which brought President Donald Trump back to the White House, would help elevate Earle-Sears’s campaign, which consistently lagged behind Spanberger’s.

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Trump never ended up endorsing Earle-Sears, though he often quipped that Virginia voters should vote for the Republicans on the ballot.

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