That's a total of 5D, 0R for their statewide offices. Illinois is considered "safe RAT" and yet it has far more Republicans in statewide office (two RINOs and 1 conservative) than Virginia. A state that elects 100% RATs to statewide offices in election years other than RAT landslides like 2006 and 2008 is not a "toss" or "swing state", IMO.
Compare Virginia to a real "tossup" that can go either way (Ohio, Florida, Wisconsin, etc.), and you'll find numerous Republicans holding statewide office in those states. I think Virginia has gone the way of its liberal neighbor Maryland (pockets of GOP voters, occasionally a decent Republican slips in and wins a major office, but otherwise continually elects horrible RATs)
Most states have more than 3 statewide constitutional posts.
Herring of course didn’t actually win. The rats won a real majority in exactly 1 of those 3 races, stole another, and won the top job only because of a spolier. Republicans have the House and US House Delegation.
Maryland doesn’t have close races.
Well, one thing this election did was break the “opposite party in the White House wins” streak. I believe McAwful will live up to his name as Governor and we’ll probably take back the office in 2017 (I’m leaning to Mark Obenshain to do the honor, as he would’ve done had the AG race not turned out so dubious). Tying both Northam and Herring to McAwful over the next 4 years is paramount, as one or the other will be the Dem nominee for Governor (and better for us, if both decide to fight for it — which has cost us before when our side did it).
One thing is clear, the VA Dems won’t be able to maintain this lopsided control indefinitely. They’ve just happened to be the beneficiaries of subpar GOP candidates and internecine battles.