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Virginia gubernatorial candidates debate trans youth rights as LGBTQ+ voters weigh fraught moment

By Associated Press
Republican candidates Winsome Earle-Sears and John Reid speak at a Moms for Liberty town hall Oct. 3, 2025, in Fairfax City (AP Photo/Olivia Diaz)

By OLIVIA DIAZ Associated Press/Report for America

SALEM, Va. (AP) — René Harvey and her wife arrived at a Roanoke Valley pride celebration in October carrying deep-seated worries about all that could go wrong.

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JUST IN: Candidates in Virginia governor’s debate clash over shutdown and violent rhetoric

By Associated Press
Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears, left, and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger, right (AP Photo)

By OLIVIA DIAZ, STEVE PEOPLES and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia gubernatorial candidates Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat Abigail Spanberger faced off Thursday for the first and only time on the debate stage in a fiery affair that was combative from the very first answer.

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As early voting starts tomorrow, here’s what on the ballot in Fairfax County

By Jared Serre
Abigail Spanberger and Winsome Earle-Sears (photos via campaigns)

Starting tomorrow, Fairfax County voters will again head to the polls.

The nearly seven-week early voting period begins Friday, allowing voters to cast ballots ahead of Nov. 4’s Election Day.

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