Tight race in Virginia gubernatorial showdown with three weeks until election

Trump, Biden are important factors in race that's seen as key bellwether ahead of next year's midterm elections.

Tuesday marks three weeks to go until Election Day in Virginia, and the top-of-the- ticket race remains an extremely close contest in one of just two states to hold gubernatorial elections in the year after a presidential contest.

An average of the latest polls in the race indicates that former Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe – who’s running for his old job – holds a slight, single-digit edge over Republican nominee Glenn Youngkin in a state that President Biden won...