Youngkin falls short in his mission to win total GOP control of Virginia state legislature
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Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has come up short in Tuesday's elections in his bid for the GOP to capture total control of Virginia's state's legislature
Virginia's legislative elections grabbed outsized national attention, with both Democrats and Republicans spending millions on the races, which were viewed in political circles as a key barometer ahead of the 2024 elections for president and control of Congress.
Republicans in Virgnia won elections for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general two years ago — their first statewide victories in a dozen years — and they flipped the House. The victories in a state that had trended blue over the previous decade energized Republicans nationwide.
Strategists from both parties are looking closely at the results in Virginia's northern suburbs of Washington D.C., and around Richmond, for signs that Republicans were able to make any inroads with suburban voters - and especially women - who fled the GOP in recent election cycles.