RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Fewer voters in almost all of Virginia's historically Republican localities came out to decide who would be the first woman to serve as their governor than they did when Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) was first elected.

On Tuesday, Nov. 4, Virginians chose Democratic candidates Abigail Spanberger, Sen. Ghazala Hashmi (D-Chesterfield) and Jay Jones as their next governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general, respectively.

Virginia Democrats also significantly widened their majority in the House of Delegates, gaining 13 seats. They did so by winning all of the districts the Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP) classifies as competitive, as well as securing six seats in districts that historically lean Republican.

This rise in Democratic leadership could have been dr

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