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The Republican nomination process for the 2021 elections was the subject of a lengthy and acrimonious debate within the Republican Party of Virginia. [76] [77] On December 5, 2020, the state Republican Party voted to hold a convention instead of a primary by a vote of 39 to 35. [78]
The 2021 Virginia elections were held on Tuesday, November 2, 2021. Republicans swept all three statewide races and won back control of the House of Delegates in an upset. Primary elections were held on June 8, 2021. [ 2 ]
In the general election on November 2, Republican Glenn Youngkin defeated Democrat and former Governor Terry McAuliffe, making him the first Republican to win a statewide election in Virginia since 2009. Republicans also flipped the lieutenant governor, attorney general and House of Delegates races that were held concurrently. [42]
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.
Virginia officials certified the results of the Nov. 2 election on Monday, giving Republicans a two-seat majority in the House of Delegates. The Associated Press hasn’t called the two races that ...
Glenn Youngkin decisively won the election Tuesday night, a massive victory for the GOP after more than a decade of political losses in the state. Republican Glenn Youngkin wins Virginia governor ...
The 2021 United States state legislative elections were held on November 2, 2021. Three legislative chambers in two states, New Jersey and Virginia , held regularly scheduled elections. These off-year elections coincided with other state and local elections , including gubernatorial elections in both states .
Turnout will be key in next year's election and Virginia's results suggest the Republican base is more engaged than the Democratic one, as is often the case for the party out of power in Washington.