Democrat Abigail Spanberger elected governor of Virginia
by Chris Stein in Richmond, Virginia from World news | The Guardian on (#71836)
Former congresswoman beats Republican Winsome Earle-Sears to become Virginia's first female governor
Democrat Abigail Spanberger has been elected Virginia's first female governor as her party racked up victories in key elections across the southern state.
An ex-CIA and federal law enforcement officer who served three terms in the US House of Representatives after flipping a GOP-held district, Spanberger was leading the state's Republican lieutenant governor Winsome Earle-Sears 57% to 43%, with 89% of the vote counted, according to the Associated Press.
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