Republicans have a chance in about seven weeks to take full control of the Virginia state government for the first time in a decade. Democrats have been able to slow down Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s attempts to dismantle climate efforts, but they hold a tenuous 22-18 majority in the Senate. On Nov. 7, every seat in the 140-member state General Assembly will be on the ballot. This year, new court-drawn electoral district maps have wiped out about a third of the state’s incumbents, adding more chaos to the contest. Democrats are running on abortion as a primary issue, and Youngkin has promoted early voting, even as national Republicans and former President Donald Trump have attacked it. The Democratic National Committee has poured $1.2 million in the state legislative races, a major increase in state-level spending, in response to Youngkin’s fundraising prowess.

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