Republicans take Virginia governorship in first major election of the Biden presidency

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : Youngkin, a Republican businessman with no political experience, announced his bid back in January, campaigning on a number of hot button issues that have in recent years come to the fore of the culture war, like transgender equlity and "critical race theory" - the latter of which he has promised to ban in public schools.
41% : Both candidates were vying to replace Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam, who last year passed a series of policies that expanded access to voting, which experts note may have contributed to the sharp uptick in early voting, but also found himself at the center of controversy surrounding abortion and racism.

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