Overview
- Major outlets including the Associated Press, NBC News and Decision Desk HQ called the race around 8 p.m. ET with roughly one‑third of votes counted, showing Spanberger ahead about 55% to 45%.
- Spanberger defeated Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, flipping the governor’s office from GOP control as she succeeds term-limited Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
- Democrat Ghazala Hashmi won the lieutenant governor race, becoming the first Muslim woman elected to statewide office in U.S. history.
- The attorney general contest between Democrat Jay Jones and Republican incumbent Jason Miyares remained close after Jones faced fallout from leaked 2022 texts suggesting violence.
- Spanberger ran on affordability and protecting federal workers affected by cuts and the shutdown, drew support from national Democrats including Barack Obama, and now enters expected policy and redistricting battles in Richmond.