Whether it’s the Democratic congresswoman or the Republican lieutenant governor, the commonwealth will get its first female chief executive.

Virginia voters will make their choice for governor and attorney general on Tuesday, and all 100 seats in the House of Delegates are also on the ballot.

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia voters are deciding a history-making race for governor Tuesday that will serve as a barometer of attitudes toward President Donald Trump and Democrats’ attempts to regain their footing on the national stage.

But while the Democrats’ gubernatorial candidate, the centrist congresswoman Abigail Spanberger, looks to be cruising toward a comfortable win over Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears, there’s trouble two spots down-ballot.

Democrat Abigail Spanberger and Republican Winsome Earle-Sears have sought to appeal to voters with differing messages about Virginia’s economy and Trump’s policies.

According to multiple polls, Jones is marginally leading Miyares who has been in the role since 2022, as voting in the election is underway. However, these surveys' leads are within the margins of error and other polls show that Miyares is narrowly in the lead.

There is no evidence of an 'active attacker' after a person with a gun was reported near a library at the University of Virginia, officials said.