Republican Glenn Youngkin wins Virginia governor race in blow for Biden's Democrats

Glenn Youngkin won the Virginia governor’s race on Wednesday, tapping into culture war fights over schools and race to unite former U.S. president Donald Trump’s most fervent supporters with enough suburban voters to become the first Republican to win statewide office there in 12 years.

Youngkin’s defeat of Democrat Terry McAuliffe marked a sharp turnabout in a state that has shifted to the left over the past decade and was captured by President Joe Biden last year by a 10-point margin. It is certain to add to the Democrats’ anxiety about their grip on political power heading into next year’s midterms, when the party’s thin majority in Congress could be erased.

McAuliffe conceded the race, but tried to energize the Democratic base by highlighting abortion and denouncing a new Texas law that largely banned the procedure, and warning that Youngkin could seek to implement similar restrictions.

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