
Virginia elects Winsome Sears as lieutenant governor, the first female and woman of color in the office
CNN
Winsome Sears, a conservative Republican, will be Virginia's next lieutenant governor, breaking barriers as the first female and the first woman of color in the office in the commonwealth's 400-year legislative history.
CNN projected Sears' win over Democrat Del. Hala Ayala, also a woman of color, on Wednesday.
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