Republicans jolt Biden with Virginia win, come close in New Jersey

Republican Glenn Youngkin holds election night event in race for Virginia governor
Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin speaks during his election night party at a hotel in Chantilly, Virginia, U.S., November 3, 2021. REUTERS/ Jonathan Ernst

By Joseph Ax, Gabriella Borter and Jason Lange

Republicans pushed Democrats out of the Virginia governorship and did unexpectedly well in heavily Democratic New Jersey on Wednesday, signaling trouble for President Joe Biden’s party heading into next year’s congressional elections.