Democrat Abigail Spanberger elected governor of Virginia

Former congresswoman beats Republican Winsome Earle-Sears to become Virginia’s first female governorDemocrat Abigail Spanberger has been elected governor of Virginia, the Associated Press said Tuesday, making the centrist former congresswoman the first female governor of the southern state.An ex-CIA and federal law enforcement officer who served three terms in the US House of Representatives after flipping a GOP-held district, Spanberger beat the state’s Republican lieutenant governor Winsome Earle-Sears by 55% to 45%, with 35% of the vote counted, according to the AP. Continue reading...