Democrat Ralph Northam Wins Virginia Governor’s Race

Democrat Ralph Northam has defeated Republican Ed Gillespie in the highly contentious Virginia gubernatorial election.

Northam currently serves as Virginia lieutenant governor alongside outgoing Governor Terry McAuliffe.

The Virginia race has been getting a lot of attention in the past few months––between debates about Confederate monuments and controversial campaign ads––and President Trump himself has tweeted his support for Gillespie:

The state of Virginia economy, under Democrat rule, has been terrible. If you vote Ed Gillespie tomorrow, it will come roaring back!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 6, 2017

Ralph Northam will allow crime to be rampant in Virginia. He’s weak on crime, weak on our GREAT VETS, Anti-Second Amendment….

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 7, 2017

….and has been horrible on Virginia economy. Vote @EdWGillespie today!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 7, 2017

.@EdWGillespie will totally turn around the high crime and poor economic performance of VA. MS-13 and crime will be gone. Vote today, ASAP!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 7, 2017

The race has been very close––the RCP poll average earlier tonight gave Northam a slight advantage.

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