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ELECTION
CALENDAR:
Major Party Filing Deadline for Primary: April 3, 2025
Independent/Third Party Filing Deadline: August 15, 2025
Primary: June 17, 2025
Major Party Filing Deadline for Primary: April 2026
Independent/Third Party Filing Deadline: August 2026
Primary: June 2026 |
CANDIDATE
DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First) |
This
page was last updated on July 14, 2025
STATE
CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:
GOVERNOR:
[ Glenn Youngkin (R)* - Term-Limited in 2025. ]
Winsome Sears (R) - Lt Governor Ex-State Del., Businesswoman & USMC Veteran
Abigail Spanberger (D) - Congresswoman & Retired CIA Officer
Next
State Constitutional Officer Elections are in 2025.

LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR:
[ Winsome Sears (R)* - Candidate for Governor in 2025. ]
John Reid (R) - Radio Show Host & Ex-TV News Reporter
Ghazala Hashmi (D) - State Sen. & Retired College Professor
Marlow Jones (I) - Petersburg City Councilman, Restaurant Owner & Ex-Firefighte
ATTORNEY
GENERAL:
Jason Miyares (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Jay Jones (D) - Ex-State Del., Attorney & '21 Candidate

VIRGINIA
GENERAL ASSEMBLY:
State
House - (Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus)
State Senate - (Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus)
U.S.
SENATOR:
Mark
Warner (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Jason Reynolds (D) - IT Professional & Army Veteran
Kim Farington (R) - Accountant & Trade Association Executive
Eddie Garcia (R) - Financial Advisor, Retired Army Officer & '24 Candidate
Chuck Smith (R) - Attorney, Navy Veteran & Frequent Candidate
Glenn Youngkin (R) - Governor & Businessman

Tim
Kaine (D)* - (Campaign
Site) - Next Election in 2030.
U.S.
CONGRESS:
District
1:
Rob Wittman (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Lisa Vedernikova Khanna (D) - Corporate Chief of Staff & Democratic Activist
Andrew Lucchetti (D) - Attorney
Amanda Pohl (D) - Chesterfield County Circuit Court Clerk & Ex-Nonprofit CEO
James Shea (D) - Teacher, Ex-Journalist & Community Activist
Levar Stoney (D) - Ex-Richmond Mayor & Ex-Secy of the Commonwealth & '25 Lt Gov Candidate
Mel Tull (D) - Attorney & Army Veteran
District
2:
Jen Kiggans (R)* -
(Campaign Site)
Pam Northam (D) - Ex-First Lady, Ex-Teacher & Ex-Pediatric Occupational Therapist
James Osyf (D) - Defense Contractor & Navy Reserve Officer & Ex-Defense Intelligence Analyst
Aaron Rouse (D) - State Sen., Retired NFL Football Player & '25 Lt Gov Candidate
Nicolaus Sleister (D) - Data Center Project Manager
Burk Stringfellow (D) - Teacher & Navy Veteran

District
3:
Bobby Scott (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
James "Zeb" Taylor (I)
Dawn Vasquez (I) - Retired Disabled Navy Veteran
District
4 :
Jennifer McClellan (D)* - (Campaign Site)
District
5:
John McGuire (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Bob Good (R) - Ex-Congressman & Ex-Campbell County Supervisor

District
6:
Ben Cline (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Ken Mitchell (D) - Renovation Contractor, Engineer, Farmer & Retired Army Officer & '24 Nominee
District
7:
Eugene Vindman (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Matthew Rainforth (D)
Tara Durant (R) - State Sen., School Librarian & Teacher
Rob Engstrom (R) - Political Consultant & Ex-US Chamber of Commerce Official
John Gray (R) - Accountant, Vietnam War Veteran & '23 St Del Candidate
Cameron Hamilton (R) - Defense Contractor, Navy Veteran & '24 Candidate
Darius Mayfield (R) - Talent Manager, MAGA Activist & '22/'24 Nominee in New Jersey
District
8:
Don Beyer (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Frank Fereira (D) - Consultant & Retired Federal Project Manager
Heerak Christian Kim (R) - Teacher & Frequent Candidate
Tony Sabio (R) - Businessman, Ex-CIA Agent, Ex-Secret Service K9 Officer & Navy Veteran

District
9:
Morgan Griffith (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
Adam Murphy (D) - Software Engineer
District
10:
Suhas Subramanyam (D)* - (Campaign Site)
District
11 - Special Election - September 9, 2025:
FILING DEADLINE: July 11, 2025 - PRIMARY: June 28, 2025
ELECTION: September 9, 2025
[ Gerry Connolly (D)* - Died May 21, 2025. ]
James Walkinshaw (D) - Fairfax County Supervisor & Ex-Congressional Aide
Stewart Whitson (R) - Ex-FBI Agent, Iraq War Veteran & Conservative Activist
Chandra Tamirisa (I) - Consultant
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
Board of Elections
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
WRVA 1140 AM (Richmond)

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