Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger prepares to address a small but enthusiastic crowd of supporters at the Eastern Henrico Government Center Sept. 19, 2025. (Liana Hardy/Henrico Citizen)
Democrat Abigail Spanberger won the governor’s office by shifting almost every county in Virginia to the left; and in Henrico, where Spanberger won 69% of the vote, every single local precinct experienced the blue wave.
Spanberger, who grew up in Henrico, won the county by more than Democratic candidate
Virginia Governor-Elect Abigail Spanberger Wednesday named her chief of staff and a 13-member transition team that will spend the next two months helping prepare a governing agenda and administration for her.
Spanberger’s “United for Virginia’s Future” transition team will include her chief of staff, Bonnie Krenz-Schnurman, who also
Henrico voters overwhelmingly supported Democrats all the way down the ballot in Tuesday's election, helping flip the top three statewide offices from Republican control and helping fill all but one of the county's state delegate positions with Democrats.
Democrat and Henrico resident Abigail Spanberger won the