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Trump Endorses Winsome Earle-Sears in Tightening Virginia Governor’s Race

The late endorsement intensifies a race already tightened by GOP attacks over the Jay Jones text scandal.

Winsome Earle-Sears, Republican gubernatorial candidate for Virginia, during a campaign event at the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department in Vienna, Virginia, US, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Earle-Sears will face off with former Representative Abigail Spanberger this November, giving the state its first female governor. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Overview

  • President Donald Trump announced his support aboard Air Force One, urging Virginians to "vote Republican" days before the Nov. 4 election.
  • He labeled Democratic nominee Abigail Spanberger a "disaster" and said she "couldn’t answer the most basic question" in their debate.
  • Trump cast energy costs as a defining issue, warning Democrats would raise prices and claiming Republicans would drive them down dramatically.
  • Winsome Earle-Sears publicly thanked Trump and said she would work to keep energy costs low if elected.
  • Republicans have hammered Spanberger over her ties to AG nominee Jay Jones after his violent 2022 texts surfaced, and recent polling shows the race has narrowed as early voting proceeds.