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.

Beyond presenting himself as an ally to Trump, Dave LaRock has also detailed plans to create Virginia’s own version of the Department of Government Efficiency.

An early poll shows Democrat Abigail Spanberger ahead of Republican Winsome Earle-Sears for governor, but a new Republican candidate could complicate the race.