(CNSNews.com) - Republican Glenn Youngkin, who defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe in Tuesday's gubernatorial election by 50.68 percent to 48.55 percent, beat McAuliffe 51 percent to 49 percent among voters who have children under 18, according to the exit poll published by CNN.
According to that exit poll, Youngkin was particularly popular among fathers—if not so much among mothers.
Men with children went 58 percent to 42 percent for Youngkin over McAuliffe. By contrast, women with children went 54 percent to 46 percent for McAuliffe over Youngkin.
Men with no children went 54 percent to 46 percent for Youngkin and women with no children went 56 percent to 44 percent for McAuliffe.
Overall, Youngkin beat McAuliffe 56 percent to 44 percent among men, but McAuliffe beat Youngkin 53 percent to 47 percent.