Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate, former Rep. Abigail Spanberger celebrates as she takes the stage during her election night rally at the Greater Richmond Convention Center Tuesday in Richmond, Virginia.

Abigail Spanberger has won the Virginia governorship for the Democrats, flipping a populous state back to the party after four years of Republican rule in one of a string of Tuesday elections that could define the opposition to U.S. President Donald Trump .

Ms. Spanberger’s victory was projected by U.S. networks within an hour of the polls closing, as returns showed her holding a lead of nearly 10 percentage points. The result could see the state get in on the gerrymandering push kicked off by Mr. Trump.

She will become the state’s first female governor after defeating Wi

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