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Virginia’s New Governor Offers a Stark View of Leftist Rule to Come, by Paul du Queno – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Virginia’s New Governor Offers a Stark View of Leftist Rule to Come, by Paul du Queno

‘Crux’: A Reflective Journey Through Lent, Led by Fr. Columba Jordan, CFR, by Susan Ciancio
January 26, 2026
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Photo courtesy of Wikimedia via the Creative Commons License. Abigail Spanberger received over 1.9 million votes, the most in history for a Virginia gubernatorial candidate.

By Paul du Quenoy, Chronicles Magazine, Jan. 22, 2026

Though few in number, the 2025 off-year elections were significant enough to give Democrats hope and Republicans a jolt. Most contests—including the ones in New Jersey and New York City—ended without surprises, as Democrats triumphed in long-standing blue jurisdictions. But in Virginia, historically a red state that now trends purple, thanks mainly to solidly blue Fairfax County and other DC suburbs, the governor’s mansion switched from a popular but term-limited Republican Glenn Youngkin to former Democratic Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger.

Spanberger ran as a moderate after a congressional career showcasing bipartisanship. Her coattails extended to the lieutenant governor’s and attorney general’s races, both of which were also won by Democrats. Additionally, Democrats retained control of both houses of Virginia’s state legislature. …

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