State of Virginia overturned election result originally (4)
I believe the answer is:
aver
'state' is the definition.
(both can mean to declare)
'virginia overturned election result originally' is the wordplay.
'virginia' becomes 'va' (US state abbreviation).
'overturned' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'originally' says to take the initial letters.
The initial letters of 'election result' is 'er'.
'va' written backwards gives 'av'.
'av'+'er'='AVER'
'of' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for aver that I've seen before include "Vera could declare to be true" , "Firmly maintain" , "say, with conviction" , "'Affirm, assert (4)'" , "State firmly, perhaps rave" .)