Succeeding Youngkin: Winsome Earle-Sears tries to recreate the GOP surge in Virginia 

Published July 25, 2025 5:25am ET



RICHMOND, Virginia — Four years ago, Glenn Youngkin, a political upstart, flipped the Virginia governor’s mansion red for the first time since 2009, foreshadowing Republican gains in the 2022 and 2024 cycles.

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