NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Virginia's Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger about her priorities and being the first woman to lead the Commonwealth.

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A ticket lottery is now open for next month's historic inauguration ceremony for the 75th governor of Virginia.

Democratic candidate Abigail Spanberger wins the race to become the next governor of Virginia. It was a historic election, as the Commonwealth has never had a female governor before. Spanberger is a ...

Democrat Ghazala Hashmi on Tuesday won the lieutenant governor's race in United States' Virgina, defeating John Reid. Ghazala is the first Indian American and First Muslim to win statewide office in ...

Democrat Abigail Spanberger won the Virginia governor's race Tuesday, defeating Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears to give Democrats a key victory heading into the 2026 midterm elections and make ...

Abigail Spanberger will be Virginia's first female governor. On Nov. 4, the former Virginia congresswoman and CIA agent won the statewide election against Republican Lt. Gov Winsome Earle-Sears.

A battle lasting less than an hour south of Norfolk in December 1775 between British forces and colonial militia was a turning point that led to the departure of Virginia’s last royal governor.