2021 Virginia gubernatorial election

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The 2021 Virginia gubernatorial election was a closely watched U.S. state contest in which Republican businessman Glenn Youngkin defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe, signaling a significant political shift in a previously Democratic-leaning state.

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instanceOf Virginia state election
gubernatorial election
campaignIssue COVID-19 pandemic response
economy
education
public schools curriculum
candidate Glenn Youngkin
Princess Blanding
Terry McAuliffe
country United States
democraticNominee Terry McAuliffe
electionCycle off-year election
electionDate 2021-11-02
electionYear 2021
electoralOffice Governor of Virginia
incumbent Ralph Northam
incumbentRunning no
incumbentTermLimited yes
locatedIn Virginia
loser Terry McAuliffe
loserParty Democratic Party
marginOfVictoryPercentage 2.0%
marginOfVictoryVotes 63,480
nextElection 2025 Virginia gubernatorial election
officeHolderAfterElection Glenn Youngkin
officeHolderAfterParty Republican Party
officeHolderBeforeElection Ralph Northam
officeHolderBeforeParty Democratic Party
ongoing no
party Democratic Party
Liberation Party of Virginia
Republican Party
popularVoteRunnerUp Terry McAuliffe
popularVoteRunnerUpPercentage 48.6%
popularVoteRunnerUpRaw 1,600,116
popularVoteThirdPlace Princess Blanding
popularVoteThirdPlacePercentage 0.7%
popularVoteThirdPlaceRaw 23,196
popularVoteWinner Glenn Youngkin
popularVoteWinnerPercentage 50.6%
popularVoteWinnerRaw 1,663,596
previousElection 2017 Virginia gubernatorial election
primaryElection 2021 Virginia Democratic gubernatorial primary
2021 Virginia Republican gubernatorial convention
republicanNominee Glenn Youngkin
significance considered a bellwether for national U.S. politics
ended Democratic control of Virginia governorship since 2014
thirdParty Liberation Party of Virginia
thirdPartyNominee Princess Blanding
type presidential-style gubernatorial election
votingMethod early voting
in-person voting
mail-in voting
winner Glenn Youngkin
winnerParty Republican Party

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