2025 Virginia gubernatorial election

2025 Virginia gubernatorial election
November 4, 2025
 
Nominee Abigail Spanberger Winsome Earle-Sears
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,976,857 1,449,586
Percentage 57.58% 42.22%
Spanberger:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Earle-Sears:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Governor before election

Glenn Youngkin
Republican

 Elected Governor

Abigail Spanberger
Democratic

The 2025 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2025, to elect the governor of Virginia. Glenn Youngkin could not run for re-election as the state's constitution doesn't allow it's governors to serve consecutive terms.

Former Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger was elected governor, defeating incumbent lieutenant governor Winsome Earle-Sears. Spanberger is also the first woman to be elected Virginia governor.[1][2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Failed to qualify

  • Amanda Chase, former state senator for SD-11 (2016–2024), and candidate for governor in 2021[5]
  • Dave LaRock, former state delegate for HD-33 (2014–2024), and candidate for SD-1 in 2023[5]

Declined

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Withdrawn

  • Levar Stoney, former mayor of Richmond (2017–2025), and former Virginia Secretary of the Commonwealth (2014–2016) (ran for lieutenant governor)[10]

Declined

  • Bobby Scott, U.S. representative from Virginia's 3rd congressional district (1993–present)[11]

Official websities

References

  1. ↑ "Democrats win key governor's races in New Jersey and Virginia as party tries to snap its post-Trump slump - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. November 4, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Democrat Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia governor's race". PBS News. November 4, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears announces her candidacy for governor". The Washington Post. September 5, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
  4. ↑ vascope (2025-04-05). "Sears is the Republican nominee for governor". Virginia Scope. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  5. 1 2 Carey, Julie (April 7, 2025). "Earle-Sears vs. Spanberger: Virginia governor's race set without "Trump in heels", ex-delegate". NBC Washington. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  6. ↑ Vozzella, Laura (17 November 2024). "Virginia AG Jason Miyares says he will run for re-election, not governor". The Washington Post.
  7. ↑ Andrew Solender [@andrewsolender] (December 4, 2024). "Virginia Rep. Rob Wittman is "not considering a run for Governor in 2025", his campaign tells me. "Congressman Wittman is looking forward to serving his constituents in the 119th Congress and running for re-election to Congress in 2026."" (Tweet). Retrieved December 4, 2024 – via Twitter.
  8. ↑ Rankin, Sarah (13 November 2023). "Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger is running for governor instead of seeking reelection to the House". The Associated Press. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  9. ↑ Collette, Christopher (April 3, 2025). "Spanberger confirmed to be Democratic nominee for Virginia governor". WVEC. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  10. ↑ Vozzella, Laura (22 April 2024). "Richmond Mayor Stoney drops Va. governor bid, seeks lt. governor post". The Washington Post. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  11. ↑ Martz, Michael (March 1, 2025). "Bobby Scott hints he's not running for Virginia governor". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
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