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Virginia’s elections Tuesday offered a national barometer measuring what critical swing-state voters think about the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term and GOP control in Washington, as well as in the Virginia governor’s office.
Results timing: In 2024, 87 percent of votes were reported by midnight on election night, and 96 percent were reported by noon the next day. A small share of voters cast ballots by mail, which must be postmarked by Election Day and arrive within three days.
In Virginia, voters have a mix of local concerns and national topics on their minds. One October survey from the Wason Center for Civic Leadership at Christopher Newport University found that likely voters were in particular thinking about democracy,
Longtime incumbent Rob Bloxom, Jr., 62, is poised to win the House District 100 race. Bloxom, a Republican, faced a challenge from Liz Richardson, 34, a Democrat. He has served in the House of Delegates since 2014. The district encompasses portions of Virginia Beach as well as Accomack County and Northampton County on the Eastern Shore.
NBC News' Steve Kornacki breaks down the projected results in Virginia's governor race, with Democrat Abigail Spanberger expected to become the first woman governor of the commonwealth. Spanberger is projected to beat Republican Lt.
Virginia Attorney General is running for re-election against Democratic candidate Jay Jones.
Spurred largely by anti-Donald Trump sentiments among voters, Jones defeated Republican Jason Miyares, the incumbent in the race who the GOP put much of its political capital in protecting. Republicans hoped the public outrage over Jones’ 2022 texts — where he detailed the hypothetical killing of a GOP lawmaker — would be enough to all but disqualify him from winning the post.
In the first major elections of President Donald Trump’s second term, voters in Virginia, New Jersey, California and New York City are expressing broad dissatisfaction with Trump — and with both political parties,