Headline Roundup • November 3rd, 2021
Youngkin Wins in Virginia, Tight Race in New Jersey
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Republican Glenn Youngkin won the Virginia governor's race early Wednesday morning, beating former Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe.
Youngkin had 50.7% of the vote to McAuliffe's 48.6% Wednesday morning with over 95% of votes counted. Youngkin's victory represents a turnaround from when President Joe Biden carried Virginia by 10 points in the 2020 election. The victor spoke early Wednesday, calling his win a "defining moment that is now millions of Virginians walking together." McAuliffe congratulated Youngkin, saying he hoped "Virginians will join me in wishing the best to him and his family." Meanwhile, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) is deadlocked in his reelection bid against Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli, who outperformed most public opinion polls; Biden won New Jersey by 16 points in 2020.
The elections were covered prominently across the spectrum Wednesday morning, with sources on all sides analyzing how the results could spell trouble for Democrats in 2022's midterm elections. Some coverage from right-rated sources framed the results as a direct consequence of Biden's falling approval rating.
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Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
Virginia voters chose Republican Glenn Youngkin as their next governor, a dramatic reversal for a state that had appeared solidly Democratic in recent years and a significant loss for President Biden and the party’s establishment.
Former Democratic governor Terry McAuliffe came up short in his bid to become only the second Virginia governor since the Civil War to win a second term, with key suburban districts joining rural parts of the state in favoring Youngkin by a narrow margin.
Republicans appeared to sweep the other statewide races, with Winsome Sears winning for lieutenant governor...
Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
Republicans pushed Democrats out of the Virginia governorship and had a far stronger-than-expected showing in heavily Democratic New Jersey on Wednesday, signaling trouble for President Joe Biden's party heading into next year's congressional elections.
Republican Glenn Youngkin, a former private equity executive, claimed victory over Democratic former Governor Terry McAuliffe in Tuesday's vote after distancing himself just enough from former President Donald Trump to win back moderates who had supported Biden just a year ago.
In New Jersey, Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelliperformed far better than expected against incumbent Democrat Phil Murphy,even...
Republican Glenn Youngkin's shocking defeat of Democrat Terry McAuliffe Tuesday in the Virginia gubernatorial contest will almost certainly serve as a blueprint for Republicans in the post-Trump era.
Youngkin’s victory was consistent with late October polls that showed him burning through McAuliffe’s summer lead and claiming a modest advantage on the strength of his message about education and the economy.
Rising prices and drama at school board meetings created the ideal backdrop for Youngkin’s devotion to the kitchen-table issues that McAuliffe was widely perceived as having ignored, as he focused more on...
