It’s a bit of a localized nationwide political proxy war in Old Dominion that could offer some previews of the next year.

Republicans want to keep control of the state House and flip the state Senate, where they are outnumbered 18-22.

Youngkin and Republicans have emphasized transparent government, schools and particularly transgender policies, and fiscal responsibility, along with a ban on abortion after 15th week of pregnancy, with exceptions. Democrats have emphasized the abortion issue.

Republicans have spent $4M. Democrats have spent $7M.

Youngkin has spent considerable time, effort, and capital campaigning for Republicans in the state. Biden, Harris, the Maryland governor have all campaigned for Democrats, and Obama has been robocalling the past two weeks to get out the left vote.

Also, the entire notorious transgender crime coverup, fbi informant, silencing, reporting, and arresting parents Loudon School Board is on the ballot. Let’s see if any of them lose their seats.

***UPDATE BELOW***

Welp, the shine has worn off Youngkin. It was not a good night for him and Republicans.

- Republicans lost control of the House, where they did hold a 52-48 majority. Right now, the election is headed to a 47-53 Democrat majority with two races still being counted.

- Republicans hoped to flip the Senate, where they were outnumbered 18-22. Right now, the election results are headed to a 17-23 advantage for Democrats.

- In an election year riddled with controversial transgender school issues that were emphasized by Youngkin and Republicans in the elections…Virginia voters just elected the first ever transgender to the State Senate in response.

- Regarding the controversial Loudoun County School Board, all 9 seats (8 Democrats, 1 independent) were up for election. The results are now 7 Democrats, 1 independent, and 1 Republican.

Below are some snippets from local Virginia newspapers…

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Democrats ran largely on preserving abortion access, launching a wave of ads that declared a vote for their party was a vote to stop Youngkin from passing his proposal to ban most abortions after 15 weeks. Youngkin had portrayed that plan as a reasonable limit because it would have allowed exceptions for cases of rape and incest and when the mother’s life or physical health is at risk. The GOP effort to defuse abortion as a motivating issue for Democratic-leaning voters wasn’t enough to stop the tide in the suburban battlegrounds. In an interview, Jamie Lockhart, executive director of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia, said “abortion rights won.” “Voters showed up,” Lockhart said.

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In another Northern Virginia contest, Del. Danica Roem, D-Prince William, triumphed over Republican Bill Woolf, making her the first transgender person ever elected to the state Senate.

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Michelle Moore, 77, couldn’t name the Democratic candidates whom she voted for the Loudoun School Board after voting at Harper Rock Middle School in Leesburg. But it didn’t quite matter. Both Anne Donohue, running in the at-large seat, and Harris Mahedavi, running in the Ashburn district, appeared on the Democratic sample ballot. And that was good enough for her — particularly with regards to what it meant for LGBTQ students.

This post was edited on 11/8/23 at 11:24 am