Republican Glenn Youngkin, a former private equity executive running his first campaign for political office, will be the next governor of Virginia, ABC News has projected.
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Youngkin's projected win over McAuliffe, a longtime fixture in Democratic politics and a former governor of the commonwealth, marks the first time a Republican has won the gubernatorial election since 2009 and the end to Democrats' trifecta government control in Richmond.
McAuliffe called Youngkin's closing message around education divisive, saying,"He has pitted parents against parents. He's got parents against teachers, and he's bringing his personal culture wars into our classrooms."Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee and former governor Terry McAuliffe takes the stage during a campaign event at Caboose Commons in Fairfax, Va., Nov. 1, 2021.
But his campaign against Youngkin focused more on a Republican who was not on the ballot -- Donald Trump -- and painting a dire picture of what Virginia would look like under a Youngkin administration by asserting that Youngkin's agenda is Trump's agenda.
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