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  • Don’t Forget About These Crucial 2025 Races

    Don’t Forget About These Crucial 2025 Races

    With all eyes still fixated on Washington D.C. amid the start of President Donald Trump’s second term, several under-the-radar races happening this year are already heating up throughout the country. Here are a few of the most noteworthy elected offices up for grabs in 2025. Perhaps the most closely watched contests in the country this…

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  • A look into Virginia’s 2025 gubernatorial election

    A look into Virginia’s 2025 gubernatorial election

    With the inauguration of President Trump set to be held on Monday, we Virginians aren’t too far out from our 2025 gubernatorial race; in fact, primaries are set to be held this June. So, where is the race currently at? Currently, only two people have declared their candidacy in the race. On the Democratic side,…

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  • Another Poll Confirms Tight Virginia Governor’s Race Between Spanberger and Earle-Sears

    Another Poll Confirms Tight Virginia Governor’s Race Between Spanberger and Earle-Sears

    RICHMOND — Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears remains locked in a close race against both potential Democratic challengers, according to a new Mason-Dixon Poll released last week. The survey comes on the heels of an Emerson College poll from Thursday that also found Earle-Sears and former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger in a dead heat for Virginia’s governorship.…

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  • CNU Wasson Center Poll has Democrat Spanberger with Slight Lead Over Republican Winsome-Sears in a Governor’s Race

    CNU Wasson Center Poll has Democrat Spanberger with Slight Lead Over Republican Winsome-Sears in a Governor’s Race

    NEWPORT NEWS, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – A new CNU Wasson Center Poll taking the temperature across Virginia on a variety of issues has Democrat Abigail Spanberger slightly ahead of Republican Winsome Earle-Sears in a November Governor’s race. Poll research director Rebecca Bromley-Trujillo they have Spanberger five points ahead of Earle-Sears — 44-to-39-percent. The error margin…

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  • Spanberger and Earle-Sears neck-and-neck in fundraising battle

    Spanberger and Earle-Sears neck-and-neck in fundraising battle

    The Virginia governor’s race is heating up as the latest fundraising reports reveal an early financial showdown between former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, who is seeking the Democratic nomination, and Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, the likely Republican nominee. Both candidates have brought in millions, but Spanberger’s head start has left her campaign with a sizable…

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  • Earle-Sears Raises More Than $3 Million In First Four Months

    The campaign received nearly 20,000 contributions from more than 10,000 supporters  Richmond, Va. –– The Winsome Earle-Sears for Governor campaign, and its affiliated organizations, today announced that they raised more than $3 million since Lieutenant Governor Earle-Sears launched her campaign just four months ago. She received contributions from all 50 states, and from thousands of…

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  • Sears and Spanberger in Dead Heat for Virginia Executive Mansion Residence

    Sears and Spanberger in Dead Heat for Virginia Executive Mansion Residence

    BOSTON, MA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – An Emerson College/The Hill survey offers an early look at a Virginia Governor’s race showing Republican Lt. Governor Winsome Sears and Democrat former Congressional Rep Abigail Spanberger in a dead heat. Neither candidate has formally claimed their party nomination, but they are likely nominees. The poll of 1000 registered Virginia voters shows…

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  • Spanberger, Earle-Sears deadlocked in tight Virginia Governor’s race, new poll finds

    Spanberger, Earle-Sears deadlocked in tight Virginia Governor’s race, new poll finds

    Democratic former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger and Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears are in a neck-and-neck race for Virginia governor, according to the first Emerson College Polling/The Hill poll of the 2025 election. Spanberger leads Earle-Sears by a razor-thin margin, 42% to 41%, with 4% of voters supporting another candidate and 13% undecided, the survey found.  With…

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  • Youngkin backs Earle-Sears for Virginia governor

    Youngkin backs Earle-Sears for Virginia governor

    Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) endorsed Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R) for governor on Monday, ahead of the state’s gubernatorial race in 2025.  “Winsome has been an outstanding Lt. Governor, and she will be a great governor,” Youngkin wrote in a post on the social platform X.  “She has been an outspoken advocate for commonsense conservative principles…

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  • Virginia’s Youngkin endorses Winsome Earle-Sears for governor

    Virginia’s Youngkin endorses Winsome Earle-Sears for governor

    WASHINGTON – Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin endorsed Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears for governor ahead of the state’s November 2025 gubernatorial contest. Youngkin and Sears are both Republicans. The governor took office in early 2022, but the state constitution blocks governors from serving two consecutive terms, so he cannot run for re-election in 2025. The race will be one of the…

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  • Did Donald Trump’s win and Winsome Sears’ popularity lead to AG Miyares forgoing a run for governor?

    RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The 2025 race for the Virginia Governor’s Office is coming into focus. On Monday, Attorney General Jason Miyares announced he will not run for governor in 2025 and will instead seek a second term as attorney general. “I don’t think it should be all that surprising.,” said 8News Political Analyst Rich…

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  • Virginia’s Winsome Earle-Sears could become first Black woman governor in U.S. history

    Virginia’s Winsome Earle-Sears could become first Black woman governor in U.S. history

    Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears has filed paperwork to be Virginia’s next governor. Why it matters: She’s the first Republican to enter the race. Driving the news: The Virginia Department of Elections accepted the paperwork, first reported by WRIC, on Wednesday. The big picture: With Mayor Stoney dropping out earlier this year, the 2025 matchup for Virginia governor so far is Earle-Sears…

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