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Glenn Youngkin, the multimillionaire businessman who sought to cast himself as a political outsider with the best chance to challenge Democratic power, will represent Republicans in the race to become Virginiaâs next governor.
Youngkin, 54, prevailed Monday night as entrepreneur Pete Snyder, his final rival for the nomination, conceded during the sixth round of vote counting.
Youngkin was a late entrant in the campaign with little name recognition in the tight-knit Virginia GOP, which tasked a relatively small number of party loyalists to choose its nominee in a convention.
Political newcomer Youngkin wins Virginia GOP governor race
MATTHEW BARAKAT, Associated Press
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1of15Gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin works the line of cars as the Virginia GOP holds a drive-thru primary to select candidates for the 2021 general election, Saturday, May 8, 2021, in Annandale, Va. (Bill O Leary/The Washington Post via AP)Bill O Leary/APShow MoreShow Less
2of15Observers from different candidates, right, closely watch tellers begin counting ballots for Virginia s Republican gubernatorial nominee race inside a ballroom at the Marriott Hotel in Richmond, Va., Monday, May 10, 2021. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)Bob Brown/APShow MoreShow Less
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4of15Tellers begin counting ballots for Virginia s Republican gubernatorial nominee race inside a ballroom at the Marriott Hotel in Richmond, Va., Monday, May 10, 2021. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)Bob Brown/APShow MoreShow Less
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will headline 2021’s marquee election contest as the Republican nominee for governor of Virginia.
Results from the Virginia Republican Party’s “unassembled” ranked-choice contest cast on Saturday and tabulated Monday put Youngkin at over 50% of allocated delegates in the sixth
round of tabulation after 13 hours of counting.
Youngkin, 54, is the former co-CEO of the Carlyle Group private equity firm who retired from the firm last summer. A first-time candidate, Youngkin has the ability to self-fund his campaign to a large extent and flaunts his political novice as keeping him free to make decisions without having years of political relationships to maintain.
Glenn Youngkin wins Virginia GOP nomination for governor
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and last updated 2021-05-11 16:34:32-04
RICHMOND, Va. - Glenn Youngkin has won the 2021 GOP nomination to be Virginia s next governor.
The race featured six other candidates. The next closest candidate in votes, Pete Snyder, conceded conceded on Monday night. It s a different kind of campaign - a different kind of playbook than Republicans have been running, Youngkin told News 3 on Tuesday. I m an outsider. I ve never done this before.
While certainly would have preferred a W, I send my heartfelt congratulations to @glennyoungkin on a tremendous race + deserved win.  He + the ticket have my 100% support. Grateful to @Bursonsnyder + entire team. Love you all + our big family that is the VA GOP. #openourschools Pete Snyder (@petesnyder) May 11, 2021