Dementrat Abigail Spanberger is expected to win the race for Governor of Virginia after a look at the election that her party expects to have a national trend.
The former congressman and CIA officer defeated Republican incumbent Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Searing, CBS News reports.
The leadership in Virginia usually flows between Democrats and Republicans, which means that the result can serve as the mood of the electort in the Midterm elections in the next elections in the midterm elections.
High-profile races also took place on Tuesday in New York City, which may elect its first Muslim mayor, Zohran Mamdani, and New Jersey, which also elected a new governor.
Although his name is not on the ballot, the election taking place around the US on Tuesday is considered a referendum on the policies of President Donald Trump. This is especially true in Virginia, home to the Pentagon and many federal workers affected by Trump’s spending cuts.
Spanberger, a CIA officer and three-term congressman, who campaigned for several former President Barack Obama over the weekend, will become the first woman to lead the state.
“Tonight, we’re sending a message to the whole world,” the Democrat told supporters at a victory party Tuesday night.
He declared that his state had chosen “pragmatism over partisanship and” our Commonwealth in chaos. “Spanberger added that his victory” may show an example “may show his victory” may show an example “may show his victory” may show an example “may show an example become an example” may show an example “may show his victory” may show an example example to be an example” can set an example to the rest of the country “.
He will take over after four years under Republican Glenn Youngkin.
Virginia is joined by Liberal-Leaning Washington DC to the north, where many residents work in the nation’s capital or for the federal government. But the state has large pockets of conservative voters throughout the mountain districts, and swing voters.
Spanberger highlighted the economic impact of Trump’s cuts to the federal government, which are affecting jobs in Virginia, and is running on a platform that is growing.
Fellow Democrat Ghazala Hashmi is also expected to win the Virginia Governor’s race against Republican John Reid. The governor and Lieutenant Governor are not running on a joint state ticket.
Hashmi’s victory made her the first Muslim woman to be elected to a US state office.
The Democratic National Committee attacked Spanberger’s victory as “a grandiose rejection of self-serving and discrediting the Trump establishment”.
“It’s time for the Republicans to appreciate their short time in power – because the Democrats will continue to win, and there is a vision for building a ballroom,” said Ken Martin.
The empublican searings in the economic field in Virginia are under conservative leadership and are based on cultural topics like the Republicans used in the presidential election last year.
Trump has not been formally endorsed by the sears-sears, although he has encouraged voters to back all the Republican candidates for the election.
In a phone rally on Monday to the drumbeat of support, Trump repeatedly praised the candidate for New Jersey Governor, without mentioning New Jersey by name, according to US media.
Trump and Sear-Sears have had a complicated relationship, after he refused to support his 2024 election campaign.
“A real leader understands when they become a responsibility. A real leader understands that it’s time to get off the stage,” he said to Trump in 2022.