00:00The Democratic Party picked up major wins on election night as Abigail Spanberger will become Virginia's first female governor, flipping the office from GOP control.
00:09Meanwhile, in New Jersey, Mikey Sherrill won a hard-fought race to succeed the outgoing Democratic governor, holding the seat for her party.
00:17Spanberger ran on a centrist, pragmatic platform focused on the economy and lower costs, with her win in Virginia being seen as a rebuke of the influence of Donald Trump in state politics.
00:28Sherrill, a former Navy helicopter pilot and current U.S. representative, leveraged strong suburban and Latino support to win, signaling the strength of moderate Democrats in the Garden State.
00:39Together, these two victories give Democrats an early boost as they head into the 2026 midterm cycle.
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