Democrat McAuliffe wins Virginia governor’s race: media

(Reuters) – Democrat Terry McAuliffe has narrowly defeated Republican Ken Cuccinelli in the closely watched Virginia’s governor race on Tuesday, NBC and CBS television said.

State election board figures showed McAuliffe, a Democratic Party insider leading Cuccinelli, a favorite of the Republicans’ Tea Party wing, 47 percent to 46 percent with 91 percent of precincts reporting. (Reporting by Ian Simpson- Editing by Scott Malone)