Democrat Ghazala Hashmi won the Virginia lieutenant governor’s race, becoming the nation’s first Muslim woman elected to statewide office.

ABC News projects Democrat Abigail Spanberger will win the closely watched governor's race, besting Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears and becoming the first woman elected governor of Virginia.

Former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger has won Virginia’s election for governor. Her win gives Democrats a boost heading into the 2026 midterm elections and compels Republicans to consider how President Donald Trump and his allies might fare in battleground states and districts.

Virginia voters will either elect the first openly gay Republican or the first Muslim woman to statewide office in the country.

Democrat Abigail Spanberger will be Virginia's next governor, CBS News projects, defeating Republican Winsome Earle-Sears after a race dominated by President Trump.

The race, in one of two states where voters are picking governors this year, is seen as a snapshot of voter sentiment nine months into the Trump administration.

In Virginia, governors can't run for two consecutive terms. While there are plenty of states that impose restrictions on governors' terms, Virginia is unique in its law.

Republican Winsome Earle-Sears has brought the culture war over trans rights to Richmond in the final days of the Virginia gubernatorial race.