Tuesday was Election Day in Virginia and the entire General Assembly was up for grabs.
The state Legislature is currently split between the Democratic-led Senate and the Republican-led House of Delegates, but ABC News reports that the Associated Press has called the Senate and House for Democrats -- a major blow to Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin's agenda.
A Democratic General Assembly will almost certainly block Youngkin's push for a 15-week ban on abortions, with exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother, which the GOP believed to be a compromise on the issue, though Democrats said it could lead to more extreme restrictions.
Youngkin was a major booster for Republican candidates in the legislative elections, hoping to flip the assembly, and made his abortion proposal a major part of his pitch to voters.
But state Democrats, hoping support for abortion access will be a motivating issue, argued that conservatives would go further in limiting abortion if they gained control of the entire state government.
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Both parties have heavily campaigned on abortion and education.
Political observers say the results will also influence Youngkin's future, given his heavy involvement in the races.