WASHINGTON - It was a big night for Democrats in Virginia. Not only did the Democratic candidates sweep the state's three major races — governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general — the party also picked up 13 seats in the House of Delegates, giving them a hefty majority of 64-35, with one race remaining undecided.

"It's certainly the opportunity to spend a little less money than having to defeat the entire referendum and do it in a shorter period of time,” Republican senator and state party chair Mark Peake said.

Democrat Ghazala Hashmi won the Virginia lieutenant governor’s race, becoming the nation’s first Muslim woman elected to statewide office.

This is a revision of an article that was written prior to Virginia’s 2025 primary elections. Read the original article here. Nov. 4 will be the first major test for Democrats around the country following the reelection of President Donald Trump.

Virginia voters will either elect the first openly gay Republican or the first Muslim woman to statewide office in the country.

With one week until the Virginia gubernatorial election, Abigail Spanberger is ahead by seven points in the most recent poll.

The Virginia Senate has passed a proposed constitutional amendment, allowing the state to begin congressional map redistricting before 2026.

Democrat Ghazala Hashmi has defeated Republican John Reid in the race to be Virginia’s next lieutenant governor. Hashmi’s policy focuses include reproductive rights, public education, voting rights, gun violence prevention,

Virginia Senate President L. Louise Lucas called out Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson, who has opposed his state jumping into the national fray