The Virginia gubernatorial election, along with elections for other statewide positions and its legislature, is taking place this November. It, along with New Jersey, are the only two states that hold regular elections for governors in off-years. Virginia has been trending Democratic, with Republicans failing to win any statewide races in recent years, but the results of this race could still foreshadow what might go down in the midterms next year.
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Gavin Newsom Survives Recall Election
Almost five months after an effort led by the California Republican Party to recall Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom and a month of mail voting, in-person voting for the recall election finally closed on Tuesday. Less than an hour later, The Associated Press called the race against the recall for Newsom, and with 74 percent of the vote in, 64 percent of voters voted against recalling Newsom. Just 36 percent of voters voted in support of the recall.
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