Virginia's Democratic and Republican parties are bulking up their legal teams and prepared to litigate the governor's election Tuesday in a likely photo-finish of an extremely tight race.
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Republican gubernatorial candidate, Glenn Youngkin arrives for an event in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) June 09, 2021 - 4:45 PM
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) â Terry McAuliffe outperformed his own campaignâs expectations, winning every city and county as he coasted to victory in the Democratic primary for Virginia governor, an election his party said showed persistent enthusiasm among its voters even in a post-Trump era.
Some Democrats had fretted that voters wouldnât turn out with McAuliffe, an establishment quasi-incumbent, as the frontrunner in the race and with Donald Trump out of office following a term that was disastrous for Virginia Republicans. But an unofficial accounting suggested that wasnât the case.