In a state trending Democratic in federal elections and hurt by government shutdown hurting a lot of government workers and DOGE cuts
Current governor is Youngkin of course is a Republican but you can serve two non-consecutive 4 year terms so he couldn't run for re election
For Governor with 21% counted
Democrat Spanberger has a good early lead or Earle-Sears
Spanberger 57.9%
Earle-Sears 41.9%