Abigail Spanberger defeated Republican candidate Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears to become the first female governor-elect in the commonwealth’s history. The map below shows Spanberger’s winning counties include a swath of Northern Virginia and Spotsylvania County,

With Virginia voters heading to the polls to decide key statewide races Tuesday, election officials say unofficial results could come soon after polls close — but tight races may take until tomorrow to call.

From school boards, to mayors and sheriffs, here is a break down of the unofficial results of local races across Virginia and in parts of Maryland.

ABC News projects Democrat Abigail Spanberger will win the closely watched governor's race, besting Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears and becoming the first woman elected governor of Virginia.

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Democrat incumbent Kelly Convirs-Fowler won a challenge by Republican Kyle Pasquarella for the House District 96 seat.

Virginia's biggest counties delivered Spanberger's double-digit victory, which saw her making strong gains in suburban areas.

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