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.

Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears began the week as the clear Republican gubernatorial frontrunner, but in just days, her once-uncontested path to the nomination has turned into a primary fight. With 10 months until Virginia’s gubernatorial election,

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.