Virginia's biggest counties delivered Spanberger's double-digit victory, which saw her making strong gains in suburban areas.

As the polls closed on Tuesday across Virginia, it quickly became clear it was a night of firsts: Voters overwhelmingly elected a slate of candidates who broke race and gender barriers in contests considered among the most consequential nationally.

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From school boards, to mayors and sheriffs, here is a break down of the unofficial results of local races across Virginia and in parts of Maryland.

Abigail Spanberger defeated Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears to become the first woman to lead Virginia.

Virginia elects Jay Jones as attorney general despite campaign scandals involving violent rhetoric against GOP lawmakers and their families.

Democrats won races for governor in New Jersey and Virginia on Tuesday (November 4), in the first major elections since Donald Trump regained the presidency. Abigail Spanberger said her victory in the Virginia gubernatorial race sent a,

Abigail Spanberger, Virginia's first woman governor, says she's ready to push back on President Trump's "bad policies" for the sake of Virginians.