A recent change to early voting may be helping Democrats in a series of special elections that are about to happen.
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.
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.
One of two special elections has been announced to fill Virginia Senate seats vacated by newly elected U.S. House members. State Sens.
Democrat Eugene Vindman has won his Virginia House race, keeping the suburban Northern Virginia seat blue after Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s retirement. Vindman leads
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.
Vice President Kamala Harris is projected to win Virginia, according to NBC News and the Associated Press, giving the Democratic candidate 13electoral votes in the race to 270.
Each party is projected to hold onto one of Virginia’s battleground districts - the 2nd and 7th - as control of the House remains uncertain.
Republican Jen Kiggans wins reelection to U.S. House in Virginia's 2nd Congressional District.
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.