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Republican former business executive Glenn Youngkin has won Virginia’s governor’s race, a major political turnabout in a state that had been trending increasingly blue. Live updates ...
The election was the first major test of voter sentiment since Biden took office, and the results were a stern warning sign for the president’s own support. Glenn Youngkin wins Virginia governor ...
Glenn Youngkin decisively won the election Tuesday night, a massive victory for the GOP after more than a decade of political losses in the state. Republican Glenn Youngkin wins Virginia governor ...
Over 3.28 million votes were cast, exceeding the 2017 gubernatorial election total by roughly 625,000 and exceeding all other previous Virginia gubernatorial elections by over a million. Youngkin's victory is attributed to the "Youngkin coalition" of largely Trump supporters and suburbanites which contributed to a Republican victory in the state.
On inauguration day, the governor-elect takes the following oath of office: "I (first_middle_last names), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge all the duties incumbent upon me as Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, according to the ...
From 1977 until 2013, Virginia had elected a governor of the opposite political party compared to the President of the United States of the time. In 2017, Virginia returned to electing a governor of the opposite political party compared to the current President by electing Ralph Northam. This happened again when Glenn Youngkin was elected in 2021.
Turnout will be key in next year's election and Virginia's results suggest the Republican base is more engaged than the Democratic one, as is often the case for the party out of power in Washington.
2022 United States gubernatorial elections ← 2021 November 8, 2022 2023 → 39 governorships 36 states; 3 territories Majority party Minority party Party Republican Democratic Seats before 28 22 Seats after 26 24 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 43,126,140 43,336,108 Percentage 49.05% 49.29% Seats up 20 16 Seats won 18 18 Democratic hold Democratic gain Republican hold Republican gain ...