Virginia Lt. Gov. Earle-Sears concedes, says she's 'not going wherever'

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LEESBURG, Va. – Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears informed the gang at her election watch get together in Loudoun County that she is "not going wherever" after a defeat to Abigail Spanberger, and including that she hopes the governor-elect governs because the average she repeatedly pledged to be on the marketing campaign path.

"I feel I study extra in a loss than I ever do in a victory," Earle-Sears mentioned.

"I don’t assume we got here up quick — I feel we tried very, very laborious — so many had counted me out for thus lengthy, and it’s an incredible factor to observe. And we simply stored plugging and plugging."

Earle-Sears mentioned she referred to as Spanberger, however that Spanberger didn't decide up. She mentioned she wished her properly and that she stays open to volunteering to assist the Spanberger administration obtain any objectives that will make Virginia profitable.

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Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears greets supporters on Election Evening in Leesburg, Va. (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg by way of Getty Photos)

"I requested her to please think about all Virginians – that she is going to signify all of us and never simply a few of us," she mentioned.

"I hope that Abigail considers school choice , alternatives for our kids to excel – it might probably’t simply be one path. How dare you stand within the doorway of a guardian who says I need one thing completely different for my youngster," she mentioned.

Earle-Sears added that she ran a race primarily based on "foundational concepts" like repealing car taxes , defending kids and their training, and expanding the economy .

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"I don’t think about this a loss as a result of ... I am a Christian first and Republican second and that is the way in which it all the time must be — no political get together has ever given their life for me," she mentioned.

"I am not going wherever — and neither are you," she mentioned, including that Virginia will not be a radical-left state and that she intends to maintain it that means.

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"We should pray for Abigail, we should pray for our authorities."

"I am actually not even alleged to be right here to consider it. I imply, I'm an immigrant from another country , and but you all have given me the chance to do that," she mentioned.

In feedback to Fox Information Digital, Earle-Sears spokeswoman Peyton Vogel mentioned she is "extremely proud" of the marketing campaign the outgoing lieutenant governor ran, and that Virginia, nonetheless, made historical past in electing its first feminine governor.

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