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RICHMOND — Virginia Elections Commissioner Susan Beals confirmed Tuesday that no voters have been removed from the state's voter rolls under Gov.

U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Salem, on Tuesday easily won reelection in Virginia’s 9th Congressional District, which he has represented since 2011. The Republican incumbent fended off a challenge by Democratic Karen Baker in a race that centered on healthcare access and representation in the largely rural, mountainous region.

State Sen. John McGuire, shown here campaigning with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in Louisa County in May, won his first election in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District Tuesday. (Charlotte Rene Woods/Virginia Mercury)

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine defeats Republican challenger Hung Cao in Virginia to earn third term in US Senate

Virginia’s elected officials are reacting with mixed responses to Donald Trump’s win in the 2024 presidential election, even as Vice President Kamala Harris managed to keep Virginia in the Democratic column, albeit by a narrower margin than President Joe Biden achieved in 2020. Republican officials in Virginia celebrated the former president’s national victory, hailing it […]

Following Tuesday’s general election, in which Virginians sent two state senators to Congress, the commonwealth is preparing for special elections to fill the seats vacated by John McGuire, R-Goochland, and Suhas Subramanyam, D-Loudoun. McGuire, who is set to succeed U.S. Rep Bob Good, R-Farmville, in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District, and Subramanyam, who was elected in the 10th Congressional District, have left a void in the Virginia Senate that each party will urgently work to fill.

Following Tuesday's general election, in which Virginians sent two state senators to Congress, the commonwealth is preparing for special elections to fill the seats vacated by John McGuire, R-Goochland, and Suhas Subramanyam, D-Loudoun.

Hand holding a small American flag during a patriotic presentation for Veteran’s Day. (Courtesy of Getty Images)

Jay Jones, a Democratic former state delegate from Norfolk, on Tuesday announced his bid for Virginia attorney general at two separate events in Norfolk and Richmond. For Jones, who represented the 89th District in the House of Delegates from 2019 to 2021, it marks his second run for his party’s nomination for attorney general. In 2021, he lost the Democratic primary to then-incumbent Mark Herring, despite an endorsement from former Gov. Ralph Northam.

Revised abortion proposal sparks debate as Democrats push to secure constitutional protections, GOP members criticize rushed process.