History will be made in Virginia on Saturday as Abigail Spanberger is sworn in as the state’s first woman governor.
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Spanberger will be inaugurated as the state’s 75th governor at noon on the South Portico of Virginia’s State Capitol in downtown Richmond. Lt. Gov.-elect Ghazala Hashmi and Attorney General-elect Jay Jones will also be sworn in.
Following the ceremony, there will be an inaugural parade through Capitol Square featuring more than 25 groups and organizations from across the commonwealth.
Spanberger, a former CIA officer who served three terms in the U.S. House, defeated Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears by 15 points in November. Her victory was a boost for Democrats ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
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She succeeds Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin. In Virginia, governors are term-limited to a single, four-year term.
Spanberger will deliver her first address to the Virginia General Assembly on Monday.
