![]() McAuliffe defied that pattern when he won his first term in 2013, the year after then-President Barack Obama won reelection. Virginia and New Jersey each have a historical pattern of electing governors in off-year elections who are from the opposite party of the occupant of the White House. ![]() Chen Mengtong/China News Service/Getty ImagesĮconomy tops education and Covid-19 as most important issue for Virginia voters, exit poll shows Presidential election on Octoin Arlington, United States. McAuliffe conceded Wednesday morning, congratulating Youngkin and “wishing the best to him and his family.” He and Youngkin have not yet spoken on the phone, a McAuliffe aide told CNN, adding that the Democrat called Youngkin before he publicly conceded but the governor-elect did not pick up.Ī staff member works at a polling station during early voting for the U.S. McAuliffe, who served as governor from 2014 to 2018 in a state that does not allow successive terms, had struggled to find a message that would galvanize Democrats at a time when Biden’s approval ratings have sagged and the party has been unable to deliver a clear message amid bickering over the President’s agenda in Congress. McAuliffe’s loss in a state that President Joe Biden won by double digits last year showed the enormous challenges that Democrats are facing next year as they attempt to maintain control of the US House and Senate. Republican Glenn Youngkin defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the Virginia governor’s race Tuesday night, CNN projects, rolling back progressive gains in Virginia as he became the first Republican to win statewide office in the commonwealth since 2009. ![]()
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