Representative Abigail Spanberger, Democrat of Virginia, campaigned on the same issue that propelled her to victory during her first House race in 2018: opposition to President Trump.
Virginia voters elected Abigail Spanberger governor on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press, delivering a potent repudiation of President Trump after a campaign that was laser-focused on attacking his policies.
Ms. Spanberger, a moderate Democrat who served three terms in Congress, defeated Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, a socially conservative Republican who pledged her allegiance to Mr. Trump even though he did little to help her cash-starved campaign.
The A.P. called the race for Ms. Spanberger around 8 p.m., an hour after Virginia’s polls closed Tuesday night.
At her election night party, Ms.
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