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Abigail Spanberger Defeats Winsome Earle-Sears to Flip Virginia from GOP
Former Representative Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, defeated Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears, a Republican, in Virginia’s gubernatorial race, bringing the governorship back into Democratic control. The Associated Press called the race at 8 p.m. ET, just one hour after polls closed. At the time the race was called, Spanberger led with 54.9% of the vote to […]
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Conservative School Boards Face Election Defeats in Trump Heartland
Conservative school board candidates saw a string of defeats in parts of Texas where voters had backed President Donald Trump in November. Why It Matters In recent years, school boards, usually nonpartisan, have become political battlegrounds in broader culture wars. Conservatives have targeted public education, arguing that parents should have more control over what their […]
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