Abigail Spanberger, Governor

Abigail Spanberger

Governor● In office
Born
August 7, 1979
Current age
46
Home state
Virginia
Party
Democratic
In office
Governor of Virginia (present)
On the ballot
2018–2025
4-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Spanberger2.5M
Opponents2.0M
4
Elections run

Between 2018 and 2025, Abigail Spanberger ran in 4 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning all 4. Spanberger's biggest single-election total was 1,976,857 votes, in the 2025 governor election in Virginia. Spanberger's closest win came in the 2018 U.S. House election in Virginia's District 7, decided by 6,784 votes.

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How many votes has Abigail Spanberger received?

Abigail Spanberger has received 2,527,186 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.

Election history

Abigail Spanberger’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2025GovernorVirginiaWon1,976,85757.58%Winsome Earle-Sears
2022U.S. HouseVirginiaWon143,35752.21%Yesli I Vega
2020U.S. HouseVirginiaWon230,89350.82%Nick J Freitas
2018U.S. HouseVirginiaWon176,07950.34%David A. Brat
Joseph B. Walton
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S001209) and Wikidata (Q55603085). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Abigail Spanberger: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/abigail-spanberger. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.