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Federal and statewide candidates, elections, state political parties, news sites, and other resources — no frills, just what you need — curated by Politics1 publisher Ron Gunzburger.

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Governor

GOVERNOR:
[ Abigail Spanberger (D)* - Term-Limited in 2029. ]
Ghazala Hashmi (D) - Lt Governor, Ex-State Sen. & Reitred College Professor
Jay Jones (D) - Attorney General & Ex-State Del.
Don Scott (D) - House Speaker, Attorney & Navy Veteran
Jason Miyares (R) - Ex-Attorney General & Ex-State Del.

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2029.

Lieutenant Governor

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Ghazala Hashmi (D)* - (Campaign Site)

Attorney General

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Jay Jones (D)* - (Campaign Site)


STATE LEGISLATURE

VIRGINIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY:
State House - (Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus)
State Senate - (Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus)

U.S. Senator

U.S. SENATORS:

SENATE ELECTION 2032:

Mark Warner (D)* - (Campaign Site)

George Allen - Mike Farris - Jim Gilmore - 1993 Tim Kaine for Governor 20005 Oliver North for US Senate 1988 Doug Wilder for Governor 1989

SENATE ELECTION 2030:

Tim Kaine (D)* - (Campaign Site)

U.S. House (Districts)

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1

[ Rob Wittman (R)* - Lost for Reelection in 2026. ]
Shannon Taylor (D) - Henrico County Commonwealth's Attorney & '25 Atty Gen Candidate

District 2

[ Jen Kiggans (R)* - Lost for Reelection in 2026. ]
Elaine Luria (D) - Ex-Congresswoman & Retired Navy Commander

District 3

Bobby Scott (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 4

Jennifer McClellan (D)* - (Campaign Site)

DISTRICT 5

John McGuire (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 6

Ben Cline (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 7

Eugene Vindman (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 8

Don Beyer (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 9

Morgan Griffith (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 10

Suhas Subramanyam (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 11

James Walkinshaw (D)* - (Campaign Site)


Political Parties

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Virginia (C)
Democratic Party of Virginia (D)
Green Party of Virginia (G)
Independent Green Party of Virginia (IG)
Libertarian Party of Virginia (L)
Republican Party of Virginia (R)
Independent (I)
Write In (WI)

State Election Office

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

State Board of Elections

State News Sources

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Augusta Free Press (Staunton/Waynesboro)
Blue Virginia (Democratic)
Bristol Herald Courier
Cardinal News (SW Virginia)
Charlottesville Daily Progress
Culpeper Star-Exponent
Danville Register & Bee
Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star
Inside NoVa
Lynchburg News & Advance
Martinsville Bulletin
Newport News Daily Press
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
Potomac Local News
SWVa Today / Richlands News-Press / Clinch Valley News
Axios: Richmond
Richmond Free Press (African American)
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Roanoke Times
Southside Sentinel (Middlesex County)
Staunton Daily News Leader
Tidewater Hispanic (Spanish)
El Tiempo Latino (Spanish)
Virginia Mercury
Virginia Scope (Politics)
Washington Blade (LGBT)
Washington Hispanic
Washington Post
Virginia Public Media (PBS / NPR)
WRC TV-4 (NBC - DC Metro)
WTTG TV-5 (FOX - DC Metro)
WJLA TV-7 (ABC - DC Metro)
WUSA TV-9 (CBS - DC Metro)
WFDC TV-15 (Univision - DC Metro)
WZDC TV-44 (Telemundo - DC Metro)
WTVR TV-6 (CBS - Richmond)
WRIC TV-8 (ABC - Richmond)
WWBT TV-12 (NBC - Richmond)
WRLH TV-35 (FOX - Richmond)
Virginia Public Radio