James Walkinshaw has won the Democratic nomination in the special election to succeed the late Virginia Rep. Gerald E. Connolly.

A federal judge lambasted city officials this week for what he described as Virginia Beach’s “intentional effort to avoid compliance with federal law” by pursuing an election system referendum question on the November ballot.

House Speaker Don Scott has a list of 13 Republican-held seats he wants to flip from red to blue. But the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee is spotlighting only eight of those 13 races.

The Democratic primary for Norfolk commonwealth's attorney race had a 13% turnout, marking the 11th highest turnout among local elections across the state.

Republicans running statewide in Virginia this year have started using New York City Democrat Zohran Mamdani as a bogeyman, while Democrats point to Washington.