Virginia, New Jersey and Abigail Spanberger
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See live results from the 2025 Virginia governor election. Track vote counts and updates as polls close on Election Day.
Voters across the country are heading to the polls to vote in new governors in New Jersey and Virginia, and on a redesigned congressional map in California.
High-profile races are unfolding across the country on Tuesday, including New York City's mayoral election and governor's races in New Jersey and Virginia.In California, voters will consider a ballot measure that puts forth a redrawn congressional map that could net Democrats five House seats.
Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat and former Virginia congresswoman, has for months been favored over her Republican opponent, Winsome Earle-Sears, the current lieutenant governor. But a texting scandal involving the Democratic candidate for attorney general has added a degree of unpredictability in the race’s final weeks. See the latest polls.
Abigail Spanberger, a former U.S. representative and federal law enforcement officer, will be Virginia’s first woman governor.
US media project the former congresswoman and CIA officer beat Republican Earle-Sears to become state's first woman governor.
The Lieutenant Governor thanked her supporters and God 'for this journey' and said she's willing to volunteer and help winner Spanberger. (AP Video by Kristin Hall)
See the live race results in the major races in the 2025 elections, including New York City mayor and the Virginia and New Jersey races for governor.
Newsweek has rounded up what the polls say ahead of Tuesday's elections in New York City, New Jersey and Virginia.