Two Republican state lawmakers have jumped into the race to succeed Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) as Virginia‘s next chief executive, threatening Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears‘s (R-VA) lock on the GOP nomination.

Amanda Chase is now throwing her hat into the ring for the Republican nomination to be the state’s next top executive.

Amanda Chase served in the Virginia Senate from 2016 to 2024. She will face Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in the Republican primary.

Sears. However, with two new candidates making a late entry into the race, it seems that the result could now be up in the air. “It’s kind of wild last-minute stuff,” said Randolph-Macon Political Science Professor Rich Meagher.