Should Virginia ditch the longstanding practice of electing the General Assembly and the governor in odd year elections?

State lawmakers have approved a set of election-related changes for Chesapeake’s city charter, correcting what was deemed an ...

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Democrats held onto their narrow majorities in Virginia's legislature as they won two of three special elections on Tuesday in the first ballot box showdowns of 2025. The closely-watched contests ...

RICHMOND — Among the three constitutional amendments the Virginia Senate advanced this week was one that would automatically restore the right to vote to people who have completed their felony ...

Virginia and New Jersey are the only states holding gubernatorial races this year and will be the first two major state elections held after President Donald Trump's second term. Virginia's ...

Virginia Elections Signal No Major Shift in Voter Sentiment in a State Watched Closely for Clues RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — There were no surprises in Virginia’s three special elections this week ...

RICHMOND, Va. — There were no surprises in Virginia’s three special elections this week, but that won't stop political observers from looking for clues about voter sentiment in the first ...

Two under-the-radar special elections in northern Virginia on Tuesday could offer crucial clues about the durability of GOP gains with communities of color — and potentially upend Democrats’ c ...

Three special elections in Virginia will determine which party holds control of the State Senate and House of Delegates. Democrats are favored in two of the districts, both in Loudoun County ...

on Jan. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File) ALEXANDRIA, Va. (CN) — Virginia election officials on Friday asked a federal judge to toss a civil rights lawsuit claiming that a state directive ...

Virginia Democrats held onto their narrow majorities in the commonwealth’s legislature Tuesday, but experts cautioned against reading too much into the results of the first special elections ...