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Democrat Abigail Spanberger wins 2025 Virginia gubernatorial election

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Abigail Spanberger has won the 2025 gubernatorial election in Virginia. (Copyright 2025 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.)

Democratic candidate Abigail Spanberger has been elected as the next governor of Virginia, beating Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears.

Spanberger will be the first woman to be elected as governor in the commonwealth.

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Early voting began on September 19, and hundreds of thousands of Virginians cast their ballots before Election Day.

Here‘s a breakdown of the results:

Candidate

Votes

%

Abigail Spanberger

Abigail Spanberger(D)

1,976,85758%
Winsome Earle-Sears

Winsome Earle-Sears(R)

1,449,58642%
100% of Precincts Reporting

(2,533 / 2,533)

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