Election 2025
Cifers triumphs in multi-round vote to represent GOP in state Senate District 10 special election
Luther Cifers, a businessman from Prince Edward County, emerged victorious in the Republican nomination contest for Virginia’s 10th Senate District during a mass meeting at the Goochland Rec Center. The meeting, which drew hundreds of Republican voters, began Friday evening and stretched into the early hours of Saturday as participants navigated a lengthy multi-ballot process […]
Republicans to choose Senate District 10 nominee to succeed McGuire
Republicans in Virginia’s 10th state Senate District will convene for a mass meeting on Friday to select their nominee in an upcoming special election. The vacancy was prompted by the resignation of Sen. John McGuire, R-Goochland, who is set to leave his post after being elected to Congress. The meeting will take place at the […]
National Democratic group boosts Srinivasan, Singh in upcoming Virginia special elections
With a Republican-controlled White House, U.S. House and Senate on the horizon, some special elections in Virginia next month are the first opportunity for voters to challenge or reinforce Democratic majorities in the state legislature. That’s why the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee is putting a spotlight on Senate District 32 and House District 26. After […]
Trump’s victory sets the stage for high-stakes Virginia elections in 2025
Former President Donald Trump’s return to the White House following the Nov. 5 election is already sending ripples through Virginia politics and setting the stage for an intense 2025 election cycle in the commonwealth. With control of the governorship and the House of Delegates on the line, both parties are strategizing to leverage the shifting […]
Miyares seeks reelection as attorney general, paves way for Earle-Sears in governor’s race
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced Monday that he will seek reelection in 2025, putting to rest speculation that he might enter the Republican primary for governor. His decision effectively clears the way for Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears to secure her party’s nomination for the state’s top job. “I serve as the people’s protector,” Miyares […]
Va. House panel advances amendments on abortion rights, marriage equality and voting rights
A Democratic-led House of Delegates panel on Wednesday advanced three proposed constitutional amendments, including a revised measure seeking to enshrine abortion rights in the state’s highest law. The new proposal would also require third-trimester abortions to be approved by one doctor instead of three, as the law currently mandates. The 22-member House Privileges and Elections […]
Former Virginia delegate Jay Jones launches second bid for attorney general
Jay Jones, a Democratic former state delegate from Norfolk, on Tuesday announced his bid for Virginia attorney general at two separate events in Norfolk and Richmond. For Jones, who represented the 89th District in the House of Delegates from 2019 to 2021, it marks his second run for his party’s nomination for attorney general. In […]
Spanberger and Earle-Sears tied in first 2025 gubernatorial poll
A little over one year before the 2025 gubernatorial election, Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears and U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Prince William, the two leading declared candidates for governor, are tied at 39% support each, according to a new statewide poll by the University of Mary Washington’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies. The remaining […]
Virginia House Speaker Don Scott endorses Abigail Spanberger for governor
Days after Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears announced her bid for governor of Virginia — a contest that will take place next year but is already ramping up — House Speaker Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, is throwing his support behind the only other declared candidate in the governor’s race, congresswoman Abigail Spanberger, D-Prince William. Scott’s endorsement […]
Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears announces run for Virginia governor
Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears on Thursday evening officially announced her candidacy for governor of Virginia in the upcoming 2025 election, aiming to become the nation’s first Black female governor. Sears made history in 2022 by becoming the first Black woman in the commonwealth to hold statewide office, and the first woman to attain such a […]
Stoney drops out of Virginia governor race, will run for LG instead
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney announced Tuesday that he’s no longer seeking the Democratic nomination for governor in 2025 and will instead run for lieutenant governor next year. Stoney’s downshift appears to put Democratic congresswoman Abigail Spanberger on a clear path to become her party’s next pick for governor, making her the lone Democrat officially running […]
Spanberger has big lead over Stoney in early poll of 2025 gubernatorial primary
Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger is much better known among Virginia Democrats than Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney, according to early poll numbers gauging how familiar voters are with the two Democrats running for governor in 2025. The poll from the Wason Center for Civic Leadership at Christopher Newport University found 52% of Democrats back Spanberger, 8% support […]