Latest: Partner of slain TV reporter wins Virginia election
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Latest on the races for governor in Virginia and New Jersey (all times local):9:10 p.m.
A former Virginia news anchor whose journalist girlfriend was fatally shot during a live broadcast in 2015 has defeated a Republican incumbent for a seat in the statehouse.
Chris Hurst was living with fellow journalist Alison Parker when she and a cameraman were killed by a former co-worker while reporting for WDBJ-TV.
After the shooting, Hurst became the public face of the grieving Roanoke station. That brought him national attention and a large social media following. The Pennsylvania native quit his TV job and moved to Blacksburg to run for a House seat.
He beat Joseph Yost Tuesday.