Glenn Youngkin’s election as governor two years ago was supposed to spell the end of so-called woke ideology in Virginia’s public schools.

But halfway through his term, his policy changes have met resistance in Fairfax County, the state’s largest school district and one of its most racially diverse communities.

After Youngkin, a Republican, signed an executive order that prohibits teaching “divisive concepts” or critical race theory, Fairfax County Public Schools adopted an equity policy that commits to creating a “culturally responsive environment” and surveyed students about how well their schools help them “speak out against racism.”

The Democratic-led district also pushed back against the Youngkin administration’s proposed social studies standards, saying, in part, that they focused on white men at the expense of women and people of color. The state rewrote the standards to address the criticisms.

And this summer, the district announced it wouldn’t follow the Youngkin administration’s guidance to require students to use bathrooms and play on sports teams aligned with their sexes assigned at birth.

Now, conservatives in the district hope to end the Democratic blockade, with all 12 school board seats in this suburban Washington, D.C., community on the Nov. 7 ballot. 

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Republican Secretary of State Michael Adams won re-election in Kentucky, NBC News projects, earning another four years as the state’s chief election officer.

Adams, who worked to pass a bipartisan election law in Kentucky after having managed the state’s voting during the Covid-19 pandemic, faced GOP primary challengers who charged he wasn’t doing enough to combat voter fraud.

An Ohio voter spoke to NBC News about the state's Issue 1 and Issue 2 ballots. Issue 1 would establish a constitutional right to an abortion and Issue 2, would legalize recreational marijuana.

Dana Kletcha said Issue 1 is racial, socioeconomic, about women and about the general public. She said she hopes her vote in favor of Issue 1 sends the message that a majority of Ohio voters supports reproductive rights.

Kletcha also said she's also voting for Issue 2, saying there are a lot of people who get in trouble for using marijuana in ways that aren't legal simply because of their racial or socioeconomic backgrounds. Kletcha said she thinks it's silly for people to be concerned that more people will be walking around high.

The Kentucky governor's race between incumbent Democrat Andy Beshear and Republican Daniel Cameron is too close to call.

As of 7 p.m. ET, Beshear led Cameron about 58% to 42% with 15% of the vote in.

Polls closed in Virginia at 7 p.m. ET. Voters who are in line can stay in line to cast their ballots.

Ohio will vote on whether to guarantee access to abortion in the state constitution. NBC News’ Stephanie Gosk speaks with Republican women in the suburbs of Columbus about how the issue affects how they vote. 

Polls closed in eastern Kentucky at 6 p.m. ET.

Four in 10 Ohio voters said that their families’ financial situations are worse today than they were three years ago, according to the NBC News Exit Poll of early and Election Day voters.

Only 21% said their financial situations are better, while 35% said they’re about the same.

Voters who backed Joe Biden in 2020 were far more likely to say their financial situations are better today or the same as they were three years ago, with 83% saying so, compared to just 26% of those who backed Donald Trump. By contrast, 72% of 2020 Trump voters said their finances are worse today than three years ago, compared to 16% of Biden voters.

NBC News’ Steve Kornacki previews the governor’s races in Kentucky and Mississippi and decisions over abortion rights in Ohio and Virginia and breaks down how this year’s Election Day results could affect the 2024 election cycle.