“This is the spirit of Virginia coming together like never before,” Youngkin told cheering supporters in a hotel ballroom in Chantilly, about 25 miles west of Washington. The mood among Republicans was celebratory. The results ultimately pointed to a potentially painful year ahead for Democrats as they try to maintain thin majorities in Congress. They also underscored that, with Trump out of office, Democrats can’t center their messages on opposition to him. The elections were the first major tests of voter sentiment since Biden took office and suggested growing frustration.
Phil Murphy of New Jersey was virtually deadlocked in his bid to win reelection in a state Biden won by 15 points. And as the party felt the sting from that loss, Democratic Gov. The 54-year-old Youngkin’s defeat of Democrat Terry McAuliffe marked a sharp turnabout in a state that had shifted to the left over the past decade and which President Joe Biden captured by 10 points in 2020. (AP) - Glenn Youngkin won the Virginia governor’s race early Wednesday, tapping into culture war fights over schools and race to unite former President Donald Trump’s most fervent supporters with enough suburban voters to become the first Republican to win statewide office in a dozen years.
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