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,

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

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