Virginia Democrats exceeded their own expectations Tuesday. They don’t want to waste the moment, yet as they strategize how to use their power, they’re preaching restraint.

Former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger has won Virginia’s election for governor. Her win gives Democrats a boost heading into the 2026 midterm elections and compels Republicans to consider how President Donald Trump and his allies might fare in battleground states and districts.

The control of state-level legislative bodies increasingly serves as a temperature check of how folks feel about the federal government.

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Hampton Roads and Northern Virginia drove Democratic gains as the political map shifted blue and Republicans saw reduced turnout in traditional strongholds.

Democrats went into Election Day holding 51 House of Delegates seats. They emerged with at least 64, according to unofficial results. Four those flips occurred in Hampton Roads districts.

Democrats are set to sweep Tuesday's gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia, with Mikie Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger projected to win.

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North Carolina Democrats’ hopes for 2026 — to flip a U.S. Senate seat, end the Republican party’s supermajority in the state House and strike back against a new congressional map that heavily favors the GOP — got a boost Tuesday after the Democratic party swept statewide races in Virginia,

Just a few minutes ago, Adam (my husband) said to our daughters, ‘Your mom’s going to be the governor of Virginia,'” Abigail Spanberger said. “I can guarantee those

Democrats swept the governors' races in New Jersey and Virginia on Tuesday. Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill was elected governor of New Jersey Tuesday, the Associated Press projected, defeating Republican Jack Ciattarelli to retain her party's stronghold on the state.

Zohran Mamdani’s victory as the new Mayor of New York, along with Abigail Spanberger’s win as Governor of Virginia and Mikie Sherrill’s in New Jersey, underscored a strong nationwide shift toward the Democrats.