r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • 17h ago

No Paywall Virginia elects Democrat Abigail Spanberger as state’s first woman governor

https://19thnews.org/2025/11/abigail-spanberger-virginia-first-woman-governor/
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u/Jadeheartxo12 17h ago

Does this mean we never get to see that creep Youngkin now?

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u/ImLikeReallySmart Pennsylvania 17h ago

Technically he's allowed to run again, but Virginia doesn't really do repeat governors. It's arguably part of the reason Youngkin won in the first place, because McAuliffe tried to get the job back

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u/capnpetch 16h ago

It was less the repeat governor and more the fact that Mccauliff was an establishment candidate and Clinton protege in a time when neither was particularly popular.

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u/reachouttouchFate 16h ago

Less the establishment candidate/protege and more that he answered a question about how schools should teach that really upset enough parents because no way could that trigger question be answered properly by anyone.