Youngkin has a slight advantage in Virginia as counting continues
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The polls are now closed in Virginia, in the closely watched gubernatorial election between former Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe and Republican nominee Glenn Youngkin
We are reviewing Virginia results with our Fox News Voter Analysis, and we’ll update you as learn more. We are also watching results in New Jersey, where polls don’t close for another hour. That contest, between Democrat Phil Murphy and Republican Jack Ciattarelli, has also tightened in the last month.The state’s closely watched gubernatorial showdown is a key bellwether ahead of next year’s midterms elections, has drawn national attention.
"I've just felt this great surge of momentum for the last six to eight weeks," Republican nominee Glenn Youngkin emphasized at a polling station in Chantilly, Virginia on Election Day.
The first-time candidate and former private equity CEO, riding a wave of Republican voter enthusiasm and tapping into the anger of parents over decisions by their local school boards, erased a single digit lead that former Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe held just two months ago. Nearly all of the final public opinion surveys indicated deadlocked race in the commonwealth, where the GOP hasn’t won statewide in a dozen years.