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Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger will be inaugurated as Virginia's first female governor on Saturday in Richmond.
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+.
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.
Never before has a woman been sworn in to take the state’s top office. Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger will be the first Saturday when she takes the oath for the governorship.