Abigail Spanberger is projected to win the Virginia governor’s election, defeating Republican candidate Winsome Earle-Sears. Spanberger had an early lead in the polls across the state, which leaned blue in the 2024 election and overwhelmingly voted for Kamala Harris.

Sherrill won in the three New Jersey counties with the largest Latino populations—she carried Passaic by 15 points (Trump won by three points in 2024), she won Hudson County by 50 points (Harris won by 28) and she won Cumberland by four points, equal to Trump’s win there in 2024, according to NBC.

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Americans cast ballots at polling places across the country on Tuesday, which means we have a bunch of data on voters voting – rather than just pre-election polls of a hypothetical electorate.

Democrat Abigail Spanberger, who the Associated Press has declared the winner of the Virginia governor’s race, is pulling in big numbers in the state’s most populat

This is a revision of an article that was written prior to Virginia’s 2025 primary elections. Read the original article here. Nov. 4 will be the first major test for Democrats around the country following the reelection of President Donald Trump.

Early voting data suggests that Democratic candidates for governor in New Jersey and Virginia are heading into the final weekend in a slightly stronger position than Kamala Harris was at the same time last year.

Beals also noted a polling location change in Newport News, Virginia, after a driver crashed their vehicle into a planned voting location at Ivy Farms Community of Faith Church over the weekend. The building was condemned, and the polling location was moved to South Morrison Family Education Center.

The 2025 election cycle delivered Democratic victories in Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial races while Republicans failed to gain ground in key state contests.