Virginia House Speaker Don Scott on Tuesday set a Jan. 6 special election in House District 77, hours after Del. Mike Jones, D-Richmond, resigned his seat following his win in the Democratic firehouse primary for the open Senate District 15.
Virginia Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger signaled tacit approval of a plan moving through Virginia’s legislature to redraw the state’s congressional lines, but she stopped short of offering an enthusiastic embrace like fellow Democratic governors.
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Virginia Democrats to hold firehouse primary for Richmond senate race — but what does that mean?
Virginia Democrats will be holding a firehouse primary on Sunday to determine who will be representing them in the race to fill the Senate seat vacated by Lieutenant Governor-elect Ghazala Hashmi (D) -- but what in the world is a firehouse primary?
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Virginia House to hold special election for Mike Jones’ seat
Del. Mike Jones (D-Richmond) has announced his resignation from the Virginia House of Delegates after winning the Democratic firehouse primary over the weekend.
Virginia Tech saw the largest swing, moving 34 points leftward. Radford and Hampton were 23 point shifts. George Mason swung by 17.
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Virginia certifies 2025 General Election results
Virginia’s State Board of Elections has certified the results of the 2025 General Election.
Del. Mike Jones of Richmond clinched the Democratic nomination Sunday evening for next month’s special election in Virginia’s Senate District 15, defeating Del. Debra Gardner, D-Chesterfield, in a firehouse primary.
Democratic Delegate Mike Jones (Left) and Republican Defense Contractor John R. Thomas (Right) will face off in a special session for Lt. Governor-elect Ghazala Hashmi's Senate seat in January. After state Senator Ghazala Hashmi’s resounding Lt. Governor win last month, two candidates have emerged to take her Richmond-area seat.
Virginia Democrat Tom Perriello is the latest former House member seeking a comeback in 2016, launching a challenge to GOP Rep. John McGuire.
Democracy requires our participation in the sustained work between elections, the Workers Circle’s Ann Toback and the Center for Common Ground’s Andrea Miller write.
Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Don Scott outlined the state's redistricting plans amid other states' efforts to make maps more favorable to Democrats or Republicans.
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