4 major election results: NJ, Va. state races, NYC elects democratic socialist Mamdani, Calif. passes Prop 50
1. Virginia: Democrats sweep statewide races, secure a trifecta
Virginia had three statewide offices on the ballot Tuesday, and Democrats won all three races. Democrat Abigail Spanberger defeated Republican Winsome Sears in the gubernatorial race. With over 95% of the vote reporting, Spanberger has captured 57.5% of the vote to Sears’ 42.5%. Spanberger, who will become the first female governor in Virginia history, will replace the term-limited Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
In the lieutenant governor’s race, Democrat Ghazala Hashmi defeated Republican John Reid. With over 95% of the vote counted, Hashmi has won 55.6% of the vote to Reid’s 44.4%. Hashmi will occupy the office currently held by Sears, who gave up her post to run for governor.
The attorney general’s race was closer than the other two races, likely due to fallout from the release of past text messages revealing Democrat Jay Jones fantasized about murdering the former Republican Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, Todd Gilbert. However, Jones still defeated the incumbent Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares. With over 95% of the vote counted, Jones has won 53.2% of the vote to Miyares’ 46.8%.
All 100 seats in the House of Delegates were also up for grabs in Tuesday’s election. Going into the election, Democrats held 51 of the 100 seats. Unofficial results of the races, compiled by the Virginia Public Access Project, show Democrats have flipped 13 seats held by Republicans, giving them 64 seats to Republicans’ 36.
In addition to having a supermajority in the House of Delegates, Democrats will have a trifecta, controlling the governorship and both houses of the state Legislature for the first time since after the 2019 election. Democrats also hold a narrow majority in the Virginia Senate, where seats are not up until 2027.
Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: ryan.foley@christianpost.com
