Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger, the presumptive Democratic nominee for governor, walked into the Virginia Department of Elections on Monday morning and turned in 40,872 petition signatures — more than four times the required number — to get on the ballot.

The campaign team for Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, the leading GOP candidate for governor, turned in her signatures Monday as well — about half as many, according to the campaign.

Read the full story in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.