Republican Glenn Youngkin has won the race for governor of Virginia in a major defeat for the Democrats.
The race was tight with polls showing Youngkin and his Democratic opponentwithin striking distance of each other. However, Youngkin ultimately won 51 percent of the vote when the race was called by multiple networks on Wednesday.
Youngkin's victory will be seen as a defeat for the Democratic Party, as well as for President Biden, as the election was widely viewed as a test for the Democrats in a state the president won by a 10-point margin in 2020.endorsed Youngkin but did not travel to Virginia to campaign. Youngkin largely kept his distance from Trump in an election where critical race theory in schools took center stage.
If Murphy wins, he will become the first Democrat reelected governor in New Jersey in 44 years. A victory for Ciattarelli would be another blow to Democrats following their defeat in Virginia.Things were looking brighter for the Democrats in New York City on Wednesday where Brooklyn Borough PresidentThe Associated Press called the race for Adams at 9.20pm on Tuesday.
Victory for Adams was widely expected. Sliwa, founder of the unarmed crime prevention group the Guardian Angels, was seen as a longshot. Adams will become the second Black person to serve as mayor of New York City.While Eric Adams will be New York City's second Black mayor, Manhattan has elected its first Black district attorney .
Democrat Alvin Bragg defeated Republican Thomas Kenniff to succeed high profile DA Cyrus Vance, a Democrat who has been investigating former President Trump and his business dealings. Bragg will oversee ongoing investigations into the former president.to Kenniff's 16.7 percent. Bragg was widely expected to win in the heavily Democratic borough.
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Republican Glenn Youngkin Wins Virginia Governor ElectionRepublican candidate Glenn Youngkin has won over Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe in Virginia’s gubernatorial election, as reported by AP and The New York Times. Polls closed in the state…
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Glenn Youngkin wins Virginia, blazing 2022 trail for GOP through American schoolsThe Virginia race was widely viewed as a test of whether the Republican party's campaign against issues like critical race theory in schools would prove a sound strategy heading into the 2022 midterm elections.
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