Virginia Politics

Virginia’s Attorney General is calling the dismissal a win for election integrity.

Current Richmond mayor Levar Stoney announces his candidacy for the 2025 Virginia governor election. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.

Democratic Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney has announced he is running for Virginia governor in 2025. In a campaign video released Monday, Stoney says he wants all Virginians to have a fair shot at success. Stoney, who is in his second term as mayor, touts his efforts to improve residents’ lives by improving the city’s finances, fixing its roads, building new...

Virginia Democrats are pushing to cement abortion access in the Commonwealth’s Constitution. They face a years-long battle to get there.

Changing Virginia’s constitution is a years-long process, but it would ultimately end up in the hands of voters whether abortion access becomes a part of the Commonwealth’s constitution. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.

It’s been less than a week since Virginia’s last election, and already the first candidate has announced a run for governor in 2025. Rep. Abigail Spanberger spoke with News4’s Julie Carey spoke shortly after she made her announcement official.

Rep. Abigail Spanberger announced she will run for Virginia governor and won’t seek reelection to Congress.

Republicans are responding to Democratic Virginia congresswoman Abigail Spanberger’s announcement she’ll run for governor in 2025. The National Republican Congressional Committee says Spanberger’s decision not to seek reelection to the U.S. House next year shows swing seat Democrats “are scrambling for the exits.” The group says Republicans will flip Spanberger’s seat. Spanberger said Monday she’ll focus on trying to lower...

In January, Don Scott of Portsmouth is poised to make history as the first Black Speaker of the House in Virginia. News4’s Julie Carey reports.

The results of Tuesday’s election mean some big leadership changes in Virginia, as Democrats take over both chambers of the state’s General Assembly. In the Virginia House, that means the state’s first Black state speaker, and a power shift downstate.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin wasn’t on the ballot on Tuesday but Republicans’ projected losses may hurt him. “I don’t think 2024 is really in the picture for Gov. Youngkin anymore,” University of Maryland politics professor David Karol said.

Democrats Danica Roem and Russet Perry are projected to win two closely watched Virginia Senate races. News4’s Julie Cary and Drew Wilder report.

Virginia Democrats have held their majority in the state Senate, but control of the House of Delegates remains unsettled.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin visited an Ashburn polling place on Election Day and discussed how he believes Republicans can address voters’ top issues.

Amid fiery debates over schools, school board elections can come down to just a few votes. Ahead of Election Day in Virginia, here’s a look at why school meetings got so heated.

If you care about school policies on transgender children, which books are available in school libraries and what students learn about American history, voting in your local school board election can help your voice be heard.

The Virginia NAACP filed a lawsuit Friday alleging Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration failed to turn over public records to explain how it decides whether to restore the voting rights of convicted felons who have completed their sentences.

Former Virginia House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn has decided against a bid for governor in 2025 and will instead run for a competitive Northern Virginia congressional seat.

In Virginia, a candidate must be a resident for a year before an election if they want to run for office. Real estate documents show Segura bought his Loudoun townhouse in October 2022, just before the Nov. 8 deadline to qualify to be on the ballot.

Candidates handing out sample ballots at polling places is common, but in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, some voters are calling out a clerk of circuit court candidate for handing out a sample ballot that’s confusing. Nick Ignacio created a sample ballot claiming that he’s a preferred Republican candidate on one side but the preferred Democrat on the other side. Ignacio...