Virginia Politics
So, I live in Virginia, Virginia Beach to be precise. At least we have for the last decade. We may not be staying here, but yet we may and so we are invested in the direction of politics here.
The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the 11 U.S. representatives from the State of Virginia, one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections.
The 2025 Virginia gubernatorial election will be held on November 4, 2025, to elect the governor of Virginia. Incumbent Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin will be ineligible to run for re-election, as the Constitution of Virginia prohibits the state's governors from serving consecutive terms. This is the first election where both major party nominees are women.[1]
Former U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger is the Democratic nominee,[2] while Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears is the Republican nominee. Either women will go on to be Virginia's first female governor, with Earle-Sears becoming the first Black female governor in U.S. history if elected.[3][1] Both Spanberger and Earle-Sears won their respective parties’ nominations unopposed. Whoever wins the general election will be sworn in on January 17, 2026.
This is the only Republican-held governorship up for election in 2025. Democrat Kamala Harris won the state in the 2024 presidential election by 5.8%.[4]
This election may be an indicator of the popularity of Donald Trump's second presidency in the state. With the exception of 2013, Virginia has elected a governor of the opposite party of the sitting president of the United States in every election since 1977.
Let’s Take Back the Virginia Governorship!
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Jay Kuo
Apr 20, 2025
The traditional first big test of any new White House administration is the governor’s race in neighboring Virginia, which occurs in November of the first year of the term. That race often lays out the political and cultural stakes for the country in stark terms.
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Virginia 2025 Poll: Tight race between presumptive gubernatorial candidates
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — An Emerson College/Nexstar Media survey of the 2025 Virginia gubernatorial election found that the majority of Virginians think the state is on the right track but believe their economic situation is worse than it was four years ago.
The survey was conducted Jan. 6-8, 2025 and polled 1,000 registered Virginia voters via online panels, landline and mobile phones.
Forty-two percent of voters support Democratic former Rep. Abigail Spanberger, while 41% support Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears. Four percent support someone else and 13% are undecided.
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How Virginia Illustrates the 2024 Election
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— Kamala Harris carried Virginia by close to 6 points this month. This was worse than Joe Biden’s 10-point showing in the state, although it was slightly better than Hillary Clinton’s performance, even as the latter had a Virginian (Sen. Tim Kaine) on her ticket.
— Much of the state’s movement to Donald Trump can be attributed to a pronounced rightward shift in heavily Democratic Northern Virginia.
— Though she lost ground overall, Harris held on to some of Joe Biden’s 2020 gains in many of the state’s more marginal localities.
— Though it was not a Toss-up state, in some ways, such as its internal swing and voting rhythms, Virginia was in sync with the nation as a whole.
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Current Virginia Partisan Control
The traditional first big test of any new White House administration is the governor’s race in neighboring Virginia, which occurs in November of the first year of the term. That race often lays out the political and cultural stakes for the country in stark terms.
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From the top down, Virginia’s 2025 elections are packed with contenders
Abigail Spanberger
Democrats surge with record House field and cash advantage as Republicans avoid a primary but may face turnout challenges down-ballot
Running for Governor of Virginia. Congresswoman for VA-07. Former CIA officer and federal agent. Mom.
Growing up with Virginia Values
Abigail’s parents raised her to believe in service: service to country and service to others. Her father served in the U.S. Army, went to school on the G.I. Bill, and became a career law enforcement officer. Her mother spent her early years in foster care, put herself through nursing school, and worked tirelessly — late nights and weekends — to care for her patients.
They set an example of service and hard work for Abigail and her two younger sisters. Abigail attended Virginia public schools, graduating from J.R. Tucker High School in Henrico County and receiving her bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia. She earned her MBA from a dual-degree program between Purdue University and the GISMA business school in Germany.
Abigail Spanberger is running for Governor to get things done for Virginia.
Abigail has built a record of bringing people together, putting Virginia first, and never backing down from her principles. As Governor, she will strengthen our public schools, make Virginia more affordable, and keep our communities safe.
#CAPITOLCONNECTION: Virginia Democrats are sounding the alarm, warning that nearly 630,000 Virginians could soon lose their healthcare coverage if Medicaid is cut.
Governor Youngkin Vetoes Contraception Rights — Again.
Birth control isn’t controversial, it’s basic healthcare. 99%* of women use it and 9 in 10* Americans support it regardless of party affiliation. But the threats are real, and growing. Trump has already hinted at restricting birth control, Project 2025 has a playbook to go after emergency contraception, and Justice Clarence Thomas has made it clear he’s ready to overturn the rulings that made it a right in the first place.
​Senator Mark Warner on President Trump’s budget request
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Politics in the Commonwealth Of Virginia
Conservative stalwart John Reid, the first openly gay man to be a statewide nominee in Virginia, has accused Gov. Glenn Youngkin's team of extortion.
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Good summary by UVA Professor Larry Sabato of what the 2025 Virginia elections look like at this point. Let’s go through this point by point, with my comments in parentheses/green/bold/italics after Professor Sabato’s observations.
“”A Nazi cosplayer who praised Hitler’s military for having “accomplished incredible things” militarily is a donor to the Republican nominee for Virginia’s governor.
Richard Iott, a former Ohio congressional candidate with a history of dressing up as Nazis, donated a total of $900 in nine monthly installments since last year to the Winsome PAC, which supports Winsome Earle-Sears, currently the state’s lieutenant governor. His last contribution was made in May, according to recent filings.
Iott, a colonel in the Ohio Military Reserve and a Tea Party favorite during his 2010 congressional run, spent years donning a German Waffen SS uniform and participating in reenactments of the 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking. The unit assisted in the genocide of Hungarian Jews and has been accused of numerous war crimes.
“I’ve always been fascinated by the fact that here was a relatively small country that, from a strictly military point of view, accomplished incredible things,” Iott said of Nazi Germany in a 2010 interview with The Atlantic. The National Republican Congressional Committee removed Iott from a preferred list of candidates and the Republican Jewish Coalition said the candidate was unfit for office.
Iott said donning the Nazi outfit was “public education” and that he did not endorse Nazi actions against Jews.
A spokesperson for the Earle-Sears campaign did not respond to a request for comment.
A recent poll shows Earle-Sears trailing her Democratic opponent, U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, by 17 points. State law bars Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin from serving consecutive terms. Virginia is one of only two states, along with New Jersey, that hold off-year gubernatorial elections.
Jewish voters make up an estimated 3% of the Virginia electorate. In 2021, 37% of Jewish voters supported Youngkin, according to an American Jewish Congress post-election survey.
Republicans are reportedly growing concerned about the viability of their gubernatorial nominee because of lackluster fundraising and backlash to a speech in which Earle-Sears, who is Black, likened Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs to slavery.””
Spanberger Marks 7 Years of Medicaid Expansion in VA, Says It’s “Unacceptable” That “Republicans in Congress are still trying to take away Virginians’ healthcare”; Vows to "always stand up to attempts to take healthcare coverage away from [VA] families"
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