RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — As the polls closed on Tuesday across Virginia, it quickly became clear it was a night of firsts: Voters overwhelmingly elected a slate of…
Read more Virginia election winners break race and gender barriers amid national scrutiny on diversity(CNN) — Democrats’ dominance in Tuesday’s elections reset expectations ahead of next year’s midterm battle for House and Senate control, reinvigorating a party that has been in the political wilderness and…
Read more Warning signs for the GOP, lessons for Democrats: How Tuesday’s results will shape the 2026 midtermsElection Day has brought two major victories for Democrats in Virginia’s statewide races. Stay with WTOP on air, online and on our news app for team coverage, live…
Read more Spanberger win leads Democratic sweep of statewide races in Virginia – WTOP NewsVirginia voters are deciding their next governor and several other statewide contests in Tuesday’s election. Follow this page for live election results. Stay with WTOP on air, online…
Read more LIVE RESULTS: Virginia General Election 2025 – WTOP NewsPolls are open in Virginia in an election to decide the state’s next governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, House of Delegates and local offices across the commonwealth. WTOP…
Read more Election Day kicks off in Va. with high stakes races for governor, attorney general – WTOP NewsEarly voting continues through Saturday in a critical election in Virginia to determine the next governor, House of Delegates seats and a long list of local races. Virginia…
Read more Virginia voter guide: What to know about Tuesday’s election for governor, delegates, more – WTOP NewsAbigail Spanberger on the campaign trail. Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images Virginia’s off-year elections have predictably lined up as a negative referendum on Donald Trump’s fractious second-term agenda. But…
Read more Spanberger Cruising in Virginia, But Scandal Could Take Down AG CandidateAs Virginia’s high-stakes election nears, Democrats have called a special legislative session to propose redrawing U.S. House districts — prompting Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin to denounce the move…
Read more Democrats push redistricting amendment as special session jolts Virginia ahead of election – WTOP NewsEarly voting continues through Saturday in a critical election in Virginia to determine the next governor, House of Delegates seats and a long list of local races. Virginia…
Read more Virginia voter guide: Early voting until Saturday for November election for governor, delegates, more – WTOP NewsVirginia is in the political spotlight, as pundits will look to the result of the state’s election for governor between Abigail Spanberger and Winsome Earle-Sears for clues about…
Read more Will Virginia’s race for governor be bellwether for congressional midterms? – WTOP NewsVirginia’s election is only a few weeks away and the race for attorney general is drawing attention following the discovery of text messages sent in 2022 by Democratic…
Read more Will text message scandal derail Democratic success in Virginia election? – WTOP NewsWith just weeks until Election Day, the Virginia gubernatorial race is heating up with increasingly negative ads. Experts say both campaigns are leveraging national party tensions to sway…
Read more In the race for Virginia governor, negativity seems to be winning the day – WTOP NewsRepublican Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat Abigail Spanberger are slated to debate their competing visions for Virginia on Thursday in the state’s gubernatorial race. WTOP’s Nick Iannelli talks with…
Read more Candidates in Virginia governor’s debate clash over shutdown and violent rhetoric – WTOP NewsWinsome Earle-Sears faces strong headwinds in her campaign to be Virginia’s next Republican governor. Could an endorsement from President Donald Trump help? Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate, Lt. Gov.…
Read more Trump yet to endorse Republican in final stretch of Virginia governor’s race – WTOP NewsA new poll shows Democrat Abigail Spanberger with a double-digit lead over Republican Winsome Earle-Sears in Virginia’s governor’s race. A new poll shows Democrat Abigail Spanberger with a…
Read more New poll shows Abigail Spanberger with a double-digit lead in Virginia’s governor race – WTOP NewsVirginia’s Republican Lieutenant Gov. and nominee for governor Winsome Earle-Sears said her opponent, Abigail Spanberger, needs to put her money where her mouth is when it comes to…
Read more Earle-Sears urges Spanberger not to be a ‘coward’ in talking about shutdown – WTOP NewsIt’s early on a Thursday evening and Winsome Earle-Sears, Virginia’s Republican candidate for governor, is in a familiar place. She’s standing outside of a school board meeting to…
Read more Republicans double down on trans issues as a wedge with independent voters – WTOP NewsEarly voting begins Friday in a critical election in Virginia to determine the next governor, House of Delegates seats and a long list of local races. Early voting…
Read more Virginia voter guide: Early voting begins Friday for November election for governor, delegates, more – WTOP NewsRobert Johnson, the billionaire co-founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET), has donated $500,000 to Virginia Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears’ gubernatorial campaign after she was targeted by a racist…
Read more Winsome Earle-Sears gets powerful billionaire backer after racist attackGov. Glenn Youngkin has ordered state police to investigate explosive allegations from a conservative blog that Fairfax County Public Schools officials helped multiple underage girls obtain abortions in…
Read more Fairfax Co. schools abortion allegations fuel new political firestorm in Virginia governor’s race – WTOP News