Democrat Abigail Spanberger won Virginia's election for governor on Tuesday, The Associated Press and other U.S. media said, the first of several contests that will serve as an early gauge of how Americans are responding to U.S. President Donald Trump's tumultuous nine months in office.
Spanberger, 46, a former congresswoman and CIA officer, will be the first woman to serve as Virginia's governor after easily defeating Republican Lt.-Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears.
In addition to the call by The Associated Press, NBC News, CBS News and Fox News projected a win for Spanberger in Virginia.
A Fox News broadcast shows that Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger has been elected as the state's next governor at an election night watch party for Republican candidate Winsome Earle-Sears, in Leesburg, Va., on Tuesday. (Eric Lee/The Associated Press)
Tuesday is election day in the U.S., when various state, federal and local votes are held a
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