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Thirty-six states will elect governors in 2026, and Republicans enter those races clinging to a narrow 26-24 edge after Democrats had a strong showing in 2025, flipping Virginia and defending New ...

On Jan. 17, Abigail Spanberger was sworn in as Virginia's new governor. Spanberger, a Democrat, won the gubernatorial ...

Gov. Abigail Spanberger will be referred to with traditional formality: "Madam Governor" or, as some officials phrase it, ...

Abigail Davis Spanberger was sworn in as Virginia's 75th and first female governor. Spanberger's inauguration was part of a Democratic sweep that included the state's first Black attorney general and ...

Abigail Spanberger is sworn into office as Virginia's first female governor after centuries of men holding the state's top office.

Abigail Spanberger will be sworn in as Virginia’s 75th governor on Saturday, becoming the first woman elected to lead the Commonwealth.

Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) called for unity and pledged to “work tirelessly” for Virginians as she was sworn in as the Commonwealth’s first female governor on Saturday. “It is the honor of my life to ...

Hashmi, first Indian American and first Muslim woman to win statewide office in Virginia, takes oath on the Quran ...