The crowd cheers for Virginia Democrat Abigail Spanberger at her election night watch party in Richmond on Nov. 4, 2025. She won her race for governor, along with New Jersey’s Mikie Sherrill, and both voiced support for reproductive rights protections on the campaign trail. (Photo by Charlotte Renee Woods/Virginia Mercury)

Despite less focus on abortion in the 2025 election, voters Tuesday supported Democratic candidates who back reproductive rights in New Jersey and Virginia, and retained Democratic justices in Pennsylvania who will take up abortion-related cases.

The Virginia electorate made history Tuesday by voting for former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat set to be the first woman governor of the commonwealth. Winning 57% of the vote, she defeated Republican Lt. Gov. Winso

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