Former Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger on Tuesday defeated Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in the Virginia gubernatorial race.

Spanberger, a Democrat, defeated Earle-Sears, her Republican challenger, by a 56.9-42.9 percent margin.

Earle-Sears declared during the gubernatorial debate that opposing marriage equality and employment protections for the LGBTQ community is “not discrimination.” The candidate also holds a “moral opposition” to marriage equality.

Spanberger, who former President Barack Obama and former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg endorsed, supports LGBTQ rights.

She co-sponsored the Equality Act, which would ban anti-LGBTQ discrimination in federal law. Restoration of America PAC, a collection of conservative groups, in a campaign ad described Spanberger “as extreme

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