Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger will be inaugurated as Virginia's first female governor on Saturday in Richmond.

Abigail Spanberger becomes Virginia's first female governor, with her historic inauguration in Richmond Saturday. Watch live on WUSA9 starting at 11:30 a.m.

Virginia Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger speaks during the Hampton Roads Chamber annual meeting at the Virginia Beach Convention Center in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Dec. 10, 2025. (Peter Casey/The Virginian-Pilot) Abigail Spanberger will be sworn in as Virginia’s 75th governor — the state’s first woman in that role — on Saturday.

As Virginia prepares for a historic inauguration weekend, a Hampton Roads priest will help set the tone for the ceremony marking a new chapter in state leadership.

Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill and Lt. Gov.-elect Dale Caldwell announced their pre-inaugural schedule on Wednesday, a series of events that include a

On Saturday, Abigail Spanberger will be sworn in as the 75th governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. You can watch the inauguration ceremony live on 13News Now+.

Minutes after getting sworn in as governor of the Garden State, Democrat Mikie Sherrill tore into President Trump in a divisive inauguration speech — accusing him of “illegally usurping power.” Sherrill,