Virginia GOP confirms Lt. Gov. will be sole nominee for governor’s race in primary
- Winsome Earle-Sears and Abigail Spanberger will compete in Virginia's November 4, 2025, gubernatorial election.
- Virginia's current Republican Governor, Glenn Youngkin, cannot run for reelection due to term limits, creating the open race.
- Earle-Sears secured the Republican nomination after Amanda Chase failed to submit the required 10,000 valid signatures.
- Earle-Sears expressed gratitude, stating the race has high stakes and the commonwealth needs protection.
- The winner will make history as Virginia's first female governor and potentially the nation's first Black woman governor, and this race may signal broader political trends.
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