News Analysis When Glenn Youngkin, Winsome Sears, and Jason Miyares take their oaths of office next January in Richmond, it will mark the first time since 2009 that Republicans will be Virginia’s governor, lieutenant-governor, and attorney general. The victorious GOP trio’s upset victory on Nov. 2 came just a year after President Joe Biden swept Virginia by 10 points. The trio defeated Democratic rivals by an average of only 1.66 percentage points, according to the latest available official returns. But that narrow margin was achieved despite multiple campaign appearances in the state for Youngkin’s opponent, former Gov. Terry McAuliffe, by Biden, Vice-President Kamala Harris, and former President Barack Obama. Republicans also regained a narrow 51-49 majority in the Virginia House of Delegates and flipped seven seats from Democrats in the process. The Virginia results led an overwhelming GOP win across the country that sets the stage for the 2022 mid-term …
Republicans Gain Stunning 2021 Election Victories as Democrats Reel
November 3, 2021
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