The state will also soon hold an election for the seat being vacated by state Sen. John J. McGuire III, though no date is set.

While most states have time to breathe after presidential elections, Virginia has what are known as off-year elections.

One of two special elections has been announced to fill Virginia Senate seats vacated by newly elected U.S. House members. State Sens.

The rightward shift in vote-rich counties such as Loudoun, Prince William and even deep blue Fairfax helped Trump improve his performance in Virginia over 2020.

Democrat Eugene Vindman has won his Virginia House race, keeping the suburban Northern Virginia seat blue after Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s retirement. Vindman leads

Democrat Eugene Vindman has won Virginia’s most competitive congressional race, defeating his opponent in a blow to the GOP’s hopes of flipping the open House seat.

A recent change to early voting may be helping Democrats in a series of special elections that are about to happen.

The online panel was hosted by the Virginia Public Access Project and the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University.

Even though Vice President Kamala Harris lost the 2024 election, she secured a win against former President Donald Trump in Virginia. Nonetheless, the race was closer than it was in 2020.

The overall 2024 turnout rate was just over 69%, the lowest for a presidential election since 2000, according to ELECT. That year George W. Bush and Al Gore were on the ballot.

A powerful House Republican was detained at an airport just outside of Washington, DC after mixing a sedative and alcohol before a flight.