By Elise Winland, Catholic Vote - Democrats scored a string of victories Nov. 4, winning several closely watched gubernatorial and municipal races in contests seen as bellwethers ahead of the 2026 midterms... In Virginia, Democrat Abigail Spanberger defeated Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears to succeed term-limited Gov. Glenn Youngkin. With an estimated 98% of votes counted, Spanberger was ahead 57.6% to Earle-Sears’ 42.2%, according to the Associated Press... Meanwhile, Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares lost his re-election bid to Democrat Jay Jones, who overcame weeks of controversy over resurfaced violent text messages in which Jones mused about the deaths of Republicans. ...