As one of only two states holding a governor’s race this fall, Virginia is drawing heightened interest from Washington insiders eager to get a read on the electorate’s mood—one year into Donald Trump’s presidency and with the 2026 midterms on the horizon.
The increased political stakes in the race—pitting Republican Lt. Governor Winsome Earle-Sears against former Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger—are expected to draw total spending upwards of $100 million. Much of that will likely come from super PACs and billionaire donors deploying the same dark money tactics that Democrats once denounced—but that now increasingly benefit their own candidates and causes.
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