VIRGINIA POLITICS

Democrat JJ Singh won a firehouse primary in Loudoun County to face Republican Ram Venkatachalam in a Jan. 7 special election for an open House of Delegates seat.

Saturday’s election is part of a flurry of nominating contests set in motion when state Sen. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Loudoun) won the 10th Congressional District seat.

A spokesman for Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) said the governor plans to appeal the ruling, which was celebrated by environmental advocates.

By running for reelection, Miyares avoids a potentially expensive and bruising gubernatorial primary with a fellow Republican, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears.

The open seat in Loudoun County is normally blue, but the stakes are high as Democrats defend their slim majority in the chamber.

Launching the multi-year process to change the state constitution, a state House committee on Wednesday passed three resolutions that the full House will take up in January.

The state will also soon hold an election for the seat being vacated by state Sen. John J. McGuire III, though no date is set.

Former Del. Jay Jones (D-Norfolk) launches bid for Virginia AG, with Henrico prosecutor Shannon Taylor also running. GOP incumbent Jason Miyares hasn’t declared yet.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) unveiled a new web site where parents, teachers and community members can research and compare performance of K-12 schools.

Connolly, who represents a swath of Northern Virginia, easily won reelection to a ninth term in the House this week.

Each party is projected to hold onto one of Virginia’s battleground districts - the 2nd and 7th - as control of the House remains uncertain.

The rightward shift in vote-rich counties such as Loudoun, Prince William and even deep blue Fairfax helped Trump improve his performance in Virginia over 2020.

Alexandria City council member Alyia Gaskins (D), who was running uncontested, will become the city’s first Black woman mayor.

Democrat Eugene Vindman faced Republican Derrick Anderson in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District, one of two key House districts in the commonwealth. 

From a history-making election in Maryland to record-breaking spending in House races, here are five things to know about the election results.

A popular former governor, Kaine has consistently led Cao, a retired Navy captain, in public polls and fundraising.

The race for the 2nd District is one of a handful of competitive contests around the country that could determine control of the House of Representatives.

GOP board members in the rural city had threatened not to sign off unless the ballots were counted by hand.