YES VIRGINIA! GLENN YOUNGKIN WINS!
https://www.wsj.com/articles/virginia-governor-election-youngkin-results-11635884218
Glenn Youngkin Wins Virginia Governor Race Race ends years of Democratic gains in the state and gives GOP a playbook ahead of midterms.
Republican Glenn Youngkin was elected governor of Virginia on Tuesday, halting a yearslong trend of Democratic electoral gains in the state and giving the GOP a potential playbook in competitive parts of the U.S. ahead of next year’s congressional midterm elections.
Mr. Youngkin, a 54-year-old former private-equity executive and political newcomer, defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe, a party stalwart who served as governor from 2014 to 2018, according to the Associated Press.
Seeking both to energize the GOP base and win over key suburban swing voters, Mr. Youngkin focused heavily on education. He pledged to ban the teaching of critical-race theory and emphasized the importance of parents having a role in shaping school curricula.
Speaking to cheering supporters around 1 a.m. Wednesday, Mr. Youngkin thanked the crowd for staying up late for the results. He said the outcome represented a defining moment for Virginia.
“Together we will change the trajectory of this commonwealth,” he said.
Mr. McAuliffe, 64, tried to tie Mr. Youngkin, a former co-chief executive of private-equity firm Carlyle Group, to former President Donald Trump, a fellow Republican who lost Virginia to President Biden by 10 percentage points in the 2020 election. Mr. Youngkin accepted Mr. Trump’s endorsement but didn’t campaign with him.
Mr. McAuliffe didn’t speak after the race was called by the AP.
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