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Republican Youngkin wins race to become Virginia’s next governor
Virginia elected a new governor Tuesday, concluding months of political campaigning in the state. The Associated Press called the race for Republican nominee Glenn Youngkin at 12:37 a.m. Wednesday morning, providing Republicans with their first statewide win since 2009. “Alrighty, Virginia – we won this thing,” Youngkin yelled into
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Republicans celebrate apparent sweep of top 3 state offices; Henrico Democrats can't stave off Republican majority in the House
As Republicans celebrated an apparent sweep of all three statewide offices in Virginia early Wednesday morning, incumbent Democrats in three House of Delegates races involving Henrico breathed a sigh of relief after holding off their Republican challengers thanks to absentee and early-voter ballots. For a time early Wednesday morning, it
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Adams wins third term in 68th House district, edging Earley
Del. Dawn Adams claimed victory in the 68th District race Tuesday night over Republican challenger Mark Earley, Jr. The mostly low-key contest led to a victory for Adams, who captured 53.51% of the reported votes with most of her support coming from Richmond, where she won 60.98% of
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VanValkenburg holds off Holmes to win third term in 72nd House district
Henrico Del. Schuyler VanValkenburg claimed victory in his reelection to the 72nd District House of Delegates seat over Republican challenger Christopher Holmes. Though the race initially looked like an upset Tuesday night, VanValkenburg wound up with 52% of the vote while Holmes had 47%, according to the Virginia Department of
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