RICHMOND, Virginia — Abigail Spanberger won the race for governor of Virginia, flipping the governorship to Democratic control and becoming the first woman in the job in the commonwealth’s history.
Throughout her campaign, Spanberger zeroed in on affordability and lowering costs for Virginians amid the longest government shutdown in U.S. history as well as President Donald Trump’s attempts to remake the federal government. More than 1,000 Spanberger supporters gathered in Richmond for the campaign’s election night party, and the crowd erupted into cheers when a MSNBC livestream projected her the winner.
Spanberger, who was elected to the House…
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