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Election Day Fallout: Youngkin Defeats McAuliffe in Virginia, NJ Too Close to Call

Headline from NBC Los Angeles, from the development of Nov 2, 2021

Newest development Nov 4, 2021 · 3 reportsGlenn Youngkin's Virginia victory a "grim warning" for Democrats ahead of midterms

Republican former business executive Glenn Youngkin has won Virginia’s governor’s race, a major political turnabout in a state that had been trending increasingly blue

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  1. Youngkin has the edge in Virginia race for governor, top pollsters suggest

    Headline from Fox News ·

  2. Names this update

    Election Day Fallout: Youngkin Defeats McAuliffe in Virginia, NJ Too Close to Call

    Headline from NBC Los Angeles ·

  3. Newest

    Glenn Youngkin's Virginia victory a "grim warning" for Democrats ahead of midterms

    Headline from Newsweek ·

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Reports & sources

252 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Daily Caller

    Youngkin Leads Or Ties With McAuliffe In Polling Trackers In Race To Be Virginia’s Next Governor (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Republican Glenn Youngkin is now tied or leading former Gov. Terry McAuliffe in two poll averages, four days before Virginia voters decide their state’s next governor.

  2. Fox News

    Youngkin has the edge in Virginia race for governor, top pollsters suggest (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The biggest names in polling have analyzed the Virginia gubernatorial race between the GOP's Glenn Youngkin and Democrat Terry McAuliffe and found the momentum appears to be with the Republican.

  3. The Christian Post

    Youngkin pulls ahead of McAuliffe in Virginia governor’s race: polls (opens The Christian Post)

    Published

    The Christian Post's feed description

    Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin is gaining momentum over his Democratic opponent, former Gov. Terry McAuliffe, in the upcoming gubernatorial election, according to recent polling data.

  4. FOX Business

    Virginia governor race: McAuliffe, Youngkin pledge to jump-start state economy (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin and Democratic opponent former Governor Terry McAuliffe laid out substantially different visions for the future of the state’s economy as the state’s competitive race enters its final hours on Tuesday.

  5. Townhall

    LIVE Results: Virginia Governor (opens Townhall)

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    Townhall's feed description

    It's Election Day in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and voters are heading to the polls to elect Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin or Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe to the governor's mansion.

  6. Washington Times

    McAuliffe, Youngkin scramble for votes in homestretch of Virginia’s neck-and-neck gubernatorial race (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin barnstormed Virginia on Monday in their final get-out-the-vote push on the eve of the governor’s election — the first competitive statewide election since President Biden took office in January.

  7. Breitbart News

    Election Day in VA: Dems' Blue Streak on the Line as McAuliffe and Youngkin Face Off (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Glenn Youngkin faces Terry McAuliffe in Tuesday’s election, and the two are in a dead heat, with more than a million votes already cast.

  8. Insider

    RESULTS: Virginians vote in high-stakes gubernatorial contest between Terry McAuliffe and Glenn Youngkin (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    The race between McAuliffe, a Democrat, and Youngkin, a Republican, is the Democratic Party's biggest test yet since President Joe Biden took office.

  9. Washington Times

    Youngkin vs. McAuliffe: Two opposing strategies (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Virginia was supposed to be a solid blue state. Joe Biden carried it by 10 points. Since 2013, Democrats have won 13 straight statewide elections.

  10. Fox News

    Virginia governor race: See the Election Day map (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Voters in Virginia on Tuesday will decide the closely-watched gubernatorial contest between former Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe and Republican nominee Glenn Youngkin, who remained deadlocked leading up to Election Day.

  11. CNN

    Virginia electorate in governor's race looks different from recent elections, exit poll shows (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Virginia's electorate in the governor's race between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin doesn't look the same as it has in recent elections, according to the preliminary results of CNN's Virginia exit poll.

  12. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Win Or Lose, Democrats Have a Tough Road Ahead After Virginia's Governor's Race (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    A close win for either Democrat Terry McAuliffe or Republican Glenn Youngkin could signal a rough road ahead for Democrats heading into next year’s midterms.

  13. Newsweek

    Glenn Youngkin is narrow favorite to win close Virginia governor's race (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The Republican could pull off a victory in an election that's being seen as a political test for the Democratic Party.

  14. Washington Times

    Poll has GOP’s Youngkin leading McAuliffe in Virginia governor’s race (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    A new poll by WPA Intelligence shows GOP gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin now leading Democratic nominee and former Gov. Terry McAuliffe in the tight, statewide race.

  15. Fox News

    Virginia governor's race preview: The key counties to look for on Election Day (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    History a late polling surge should give Republican challenger Glenn Youngkin some confidence going into election night against Terry McAuliffe in the Virginia gubernatorial race.

  16. PJ Media

    McAuliffe Effort to Tie Youngkin to Trump Ends Up Tying Biden to McAuliffe (opens PJ Media)

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    PJ Media's feed description

    Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe bet the farm on being able to nationalize the election for governor.

  17. Gopusa

    Youngkin wins Virginia governor’s race, jolting Democrats (opens Gopusa)

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    Gopusa's feed description

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Glenn Youngkin won the Virginia governor's race early Wednesday, tapping into culture war fights over schools and race to unite former President Donald Trump's most fervent supporters with enough suburban voters to become the first Republican to win statewide office here in 12 y…

  18. Washington Times

    Youngkin defeats McAuliffe in Virginia (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Republican Glenn Youngkin upset Democrat Terry McAuliffe in Virginia’s gubernatorial race, breaking his party’s losing streak in the state and giving the GOP a reason to be optimistic heading into the congressional elections next year.

  19. Billings Gazette

    Youngkin's Virginia win jolts Democrats, tight race in NJ (opens Billings Gazette)

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    Billings Gazette's feed description

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Glenn Youngkin won the Virginia governor's race early Wednesday, tapping into culture war fights over schools and race to unite former President Donald Trump's most

  20. Herald Bulletin

    AP VoteCast: Youngkin makes up ground with suburbanites (opens Herald Bulletin)

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    Herald Bulletin's feed description

    A year after Donald Trump lost Virginia by 10 percentage points, Republican Glenn Youngkin is in a tight race for governor against Democrat Terry McAuliffe thanks to shifting support from

  21. Daily Progress

    Live updates: Republican Youngkin elected Virginia governor (opens Daily Progress)

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    Daily Progress's feed description

    RICHMOND, Va. — Republican former business executive Glenn Youngkin has won Virginia’s governor’s race, a major political turnabout in a state that had been trending increasingly blue.

  22. NBC Los Angeles

    Election Day Fallout: Youngkin Defeats McAuliffe in Virginia, NJ Too Close to Call (opens NBC Los Angeles)

    Published

    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Republican former business executive Glenn Youngkin has won Virginia’s governor’s race, a major political turnabout in a state that had been trending increasingly blue

  23. The Christian Post

    Republican Glenn Youngkin wins Virginia governor’s race (opens The Christian Post)

    Published

    The Christian Post's feed description

    Republican Glenn Youngkin has defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the governor’s race in Virginia that received a great deal of national attention, with some viewing it as a foreshadowing of a Republican high tide against the Biden administration.

  24. InForum

    Republicans jolt Biden with win in Virginia, close race in New Jersey (opens InForum)

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    InForum's feed description

    Republican Glenn Youngkin, a former private equity executive, claimed victory over Democratic former Governor Terry McAuliffe in Tuesday's vote after distancing himself just enough from former President Donald Trump to win back moderates who had supported Biden just a year ago.

  25. Ricochet

    Projection: Youngkin Defeats McAuliffe in Virginia Governor's Race (w/ Updates) (opens Ricochet)

    Published

    Ricochet's feed description

    Original post (8:37 pm ET): Decision Desk, which has offered the most reliable early calls in the past several election cycles, projects that Republican Glenn Youngkin has defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe in Virginia’s gubernatorial election.

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