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Democratic candidate Abigail Spanberger wins the race to become the next governor of Virginia.

It was a historic election, as the Commonwealth has never had a female governor before.

Spanberger is a former congresswoman for the state and worked as a case officer with the CIA.

VIRGINIA - Abigail Spanberger won the Virginia governor’s election, defeating Republican candidate Winsome Earle-Sears.

Spanberger had an early lead in the polls across the state, which leaned blue in the 2024 election and overwhelmingly voted for Kamala Harris.

Spanberger announced she was running in November 2023.

She is a former Virginia congresswoman, who also worked as an inspector with the U.S. Postal Service and served as a case officer with the CIA.

She represented Virginia’s 7th Congressio

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