Democratic candidate Abigail Spanberger marks history as the first woman to be elected governor of the Commonwealth. Elected back in November 2025, Spanberger has taken the time leading up to the ...

Abigail Spanberger will make history when she becomes Virginia’s first woman governor on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. Spanberger, a Democrat, defeated Republican rival Winsome Earle-Sears in the Nov. 2025 ...

Under a slate gray sky and a 46-degree chill, the gates opened at 11 a.m. at Virginia’s state Capitol in Richmond and people started squeezing in and filling the metal bleachers. At 11:30 a.m., as the ...

Abigail Spanberger is set to be sworn in as Virginia’s first female governor next week at an inauguration bookended by other events and festivities in Richmond. The Democrat is scheduled to take the ...

Democrat Abigail Spanberger was sworn into office Saturday as Virginia’s first female governor, amid a cold drizzle outside the state Capitol after centuries of men holding the state’s top ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia’s governors traditionally wear morning suits for their inaugurations. But for her swearing-in on Saturday, Gov. Abigail Spanberger, the first woman to fill that role, dressed ...

After being sworn in as the 57th governor of New Jersey, Mikie Sherrill and supporters moved on to celebrate at the American ...