Winsome Earle-Sears earns spot on Virginia gubernatorial ballot amid struggles

Published March 17, 2025 4:35pm ET



RICHMOND, Virginia — Stacey Buckingham sat out of the last presidential election.

The longtime Republican and Richmond, Virginia, resident wasn’t going to vote for Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, and President Donald Trump‘s “bull in a china shop” approach to pretty much everything drove her away. Instead, Buckingham focused her attention on local and state elections, figuring that’s where her vote would count the most.  

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