glenn youngkin's big win in the race for governor of virginia this week overshadowing another decisive victory in the commonwealth. and one for the history books. fellow republican winsome sears winning election as virginia's next lieutenant governor. the first woman, and the first woman of color to hold the office. as joe johns reports, sears is a fierce conservative, and proudly so. >> reporter: winsome sears victory this week was nothing short of historic. >> i didn't run to make history. i just wanted to leave it better than i found it. >> reporter: with her win in the virginia lieutenant governor's race, sears became the first woman of color elected to statewide office in the commonwealth. >> are you ready to rumble? >> reporter: the 57-year-old sears was part of a republican sweep of statewide races in virginia. running alongside governor-elect glenn youngkin. >> we're going to have parental