Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears greets supporters on Election Night in Leesburg, Va. (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
"I asked her to please consider all Virginians – that she will represent all of us and not just some of us," she said.
"I hope that Abigail considers school choice, opportunities for our children to excel – it can’t just be one path. How dare you stand in the doorway of a parent who says I want something different for my child," she said.
Earle-Sears added that she ran a race based on "foundational ideas" like repealing car taxes, protecting children and their education, and expanding the economy.
"I don’t consider this a loss because ... I'm a Christian first and Republican second and that's the way it always should be — no political party has ever given their life for me," she said.
"I'm not going anywhere — and neither are you," she said, adding that Virginia is not a radical-left state and that she intends to keep it that way.
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"We must pray for Abigail, we must pray for our government."
"I'm really not even supposed to be here to think about it. I mean, I am an immigrant from another country, and yet you all have given me the opportunity to do this," she said.
In comments to Fox News Digital, Earle-Sears spokeswoman Peyton Vogel said she is "incredibly proud" of the campaign the outgoing lieutenant governor ran, and that Virginia, nonetheless, made history in electing its first female governor.
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