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Election 2025 — Abigail Spanberger — Winsome Earle-Sears — Ghazala Hashmi — John Reid — Jay Jones — Jason Miyares

Democrats sweep Virginia’s statewide races, reclaiming full control of executive branch

Spanberger defeats Earle-Sears for governor as Hashmi and Jones win down-ballot contests, capping a year shaped by federal layoffs, reproductive rights and political scandal

,   and  Markus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury
7 min read
In a Democratic sweep, Abigail Spanberger won the governor’s race, Ghazala Hashmi won the lieutenant governor’s contest and Jay Jones emerged as the next attorney general. (Photos courtesy Virginia Mercury)

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