Virginia Democrats are looking to generate momentum in the 2025 statewide elections after maintaining their majorities in the House and Senate, but before November they must pick a leader to guide them through the looming campaign.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears is used to facing formidable obstacles in her political campaigns, and her bid to be Virginia’s next governor is no exception.

Roughly one of every 40 Virginians who cast ballots in November’s election did so the same day they registered to vote, a huge increase in what’s still a relatively new expansion of the ability to vote.

The state’s many federal workers will have a chance to respond to the GOP’s policies in the closely watched 2025 gubernatorial race.

The window to collect signatures opened in January. As the weather warms, you’re more likely to see campaign staff hitting popular parts of town or knocking on your door, as they seek signatures for their candidate to make the ballot.

Virginia voters have just 36 weeks until the next election, as Virginia is one of the few states in the U.S. that holds “off-year elections.”

With a governor’s race underway and a high percentage of federal government employees, Virginia offers clues on how the Department of Government Efficiency is affecting politics at the state level.

It’s not in spite of living in the south, in spite of living in Virginia, that I was successful in this election, it’s because I live in Virginia that I was successful in this election,” Singh said.

A new poll from Cygnal showed Spanberger, who previously represented both Richmond suburbs and Northern Virginia in Congress, with a narrow lead over Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears, a Republican. It surveyed 600 likely voters from February 26 to February 27.

ARLINGTON, Va. — Virginia could be one of the states most affected by President Donald Trump's moves to shrink the federal workforce — and this year’s race for governor will test whether the slashing approach is a political loser, winner or nonissue in a state home to more than 340,000 federal workers, according to census data.

Lawmakers want you to see a “letter” by each name seeking a judicial seat on a ballot. Senate Bill 521 is summarized in the state’s legislative tracking system as a measure “requiring party affiliations be listed for all candidates.

Tensions are still high among Republicans in Virginia's 5th Congressional District after officials were ousted for not signing a loyalty pledge to U.S. Rep. John McGuire.