Youngkin, in his first bid for public office, is showing Republicans a potential way forward in the post-Trump era.

Just a five-seat swing in the House or a single one in the Senate could flip a chamber. Even a narrow win for Democrats in a state they won by double digits last year will be little comfort as the party tries to hold onto its incredibly tight congressional majorities in next year's midterms.

(Andrew Rush/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP) Andrew Rush/AP Show More Show Lessĭemocrats' best bet may be that the unexpectedly tight race - along with the threats to abortion rights and continued messaging on Trump - jolts their base and pushes them to the polls. (Sharon Cantillon/The Buffalo News via AP) Sharon Cantillon/AP Show More Show Less 9 of9 Majority Clerk Andrew O'Neill waits for voters at the door of a polling place at Pittsburgh Brookline K-8 on Tuesday, Nov. Walton was accompanied by her four sons, three of whom voted as well. Mary Schwalm/AP Show More Show Less 8 of9 Democratic mayoral candidate India Walton votes at the Gloria J. 1, 2021, in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Boston. Mary Schwalm/AP Show More Show Less 7 of9 Boston mayoral candidate Annissa Essaibi George smiles as she arrives at a rally ahead of tomorrow's citywide election, Monday, Nov. 1, 2021, in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston. Frank Franklin II/AP Show More Show Less 6 of9 Boston mayoral candidate Michelle Wu visits her campaign headquarters, Monday, Nov. at Rowan University's Pfleeger Concert Hall Tuesday, Oct. (John Jones/NJ Advance Media via AP) John Jones/AP Show More Show Less 5 of9 Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli speaks during a gubernatorial debate with Incumbent Gov. Phil Murphy speaks after casting his early vote at the Arts and Cultural Center in Long Branch, N.J., on Saturday, Oct. Steve Helber/AP Show More Show Less 4 of9 Gov. Terry McAuliffe in the November election. Bukaty/AP Show More Show Less 3 of9 Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin, left, and his wife Suzanne, second from left, greet supporters during a rally in Chesterfield, Va., Monday, Nov. Tens of thousands of Mainers requested absentee ballots for this week's election, suggesting a higher-than-usual vote in an off-year election. (David Santiago/Miami Herald via AP) David Santiago/AP Show More Show Less 2 of9 Election workers Sheila McDonough, left, and Kathleen Reid chat while waiting for voters at the American Legion Post 35 poling place, Tuesday, Nov. 1 of9 A voter cast his ballots during the Miami General Municipal and Special Elections in Miami-Dade County at Miami Beach Fire Department - Station 3 on Tuesday, Nov.

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