Winsome Sears is projected to become Virginia’s next lieutenant governor, according to NBC.
Sears is expected to defeat her Democratic opponent, Del. Hala Ayala.
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Lieutenant Governor
In 2017, Justin Fairfax received 1,368,412 votes while Jill Vogel received 1,224,520 votes. This equates to 52.7% of the vote for Fairfax and 47.2% of the vote for Vogel.
Votes
%
Winsome Sears(R)
Hala Ayala(D)
(2,727 / 2,855)
A woman has never served as the Commonwealth’s lieutenant governor.
Sears is a Marine Corps veteran and was looking to make a political comeback after serving one term in the state’s House of Delegates. Ayala built a career as a longtime cybersecurity specialist and was first elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2017.
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