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Elections / 2025 · Governor · VA

Abigail Spanberger won Virginia's 2025 governor's race.

Abigail Spanberger (Democrat) led by 15.4 points statewide.

Statewide result
Virginia 2025 governor — certified statewide results.
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Abigail SpanbergerDDemocrat1,976,85757.7%
Winsome Earle-SearsRRepublican1,449,58642.3%

Spanberger won the open seat (term-limited Republican Glenn Youngkin) by the widest Democratic gubernatorial margin in Virginia since 1961; both major-party nominees were women for the first time.