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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore

Virginia governor candidates trade barbs in fiery election debate

a woman speaks to people holding microphones in her direction
Abigail Spanberger speaks to the media in Fairfax, Virginia, on 19 September. Photograph: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Democrat Abigail Spanberger faced off against Virginia’s lieutenant governor, Winsome Earle-Sears, in the only public debate in that state’s governor’s race on Thursday, days after the Democratic nominee for attorney general was embroiled in a texting and misconduct controversy relating to his opponents.

Spanberger, a former congresswoman who left Washington to run for the governorship, which is currently held by a Republican, is leading by four points in a tightening race ahead of next month’s gubernatorial election.

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