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Democrat Elaine Luria fights to unseat current Republican Rep. Jen Kiggans in the race to represent Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District. Kiggans has served in Congress since 2023 and is now seeking reelection.

Tuesday is Election Day in Virginia and the polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Early voting has been popular, with more than 1.6 million ballots cast in the state through the early voting period. But early voting locations are now closed and residents who want to cast a ballot in person must do so at their assigned polling locations. Residents can find their polling location and check their ...

Richmond-area voters cast more early ballots in this year's midterms than in last year's governor's race, per an Axios analysis of Virginia Public Access Project data. Why it matters: There's no governor or president on the ballot, but voters are weighing two competitive Richmond-area races — the 1st and 5th Districts — three constitutional amendments and local school-funding referendums. By the numbers: More than 219,000 early ballots were cast...

Democratic Virginia congressional candidate Beth Macy built her reputation in part by documenting the devastation of America's opioid epidemic. But as she seeks a seat in Congress, critics are questioning whether her most famous work tells the full story of the crisis.

What happens in Virginia may not stay in Virginia. The Commonwealth’s three proposed constitutional amendments are a Trojan Horse. Their proponents present them as merely protecting reproductive freedom, enshrining same-sex marriage, and restoring felon voting rights, respectively. And indeed, if all one were to read is the amendments’ descriptions on the ballot initiatives, one could […]

A voter and a child dressed in Halloween costumes fill out a ballot on the last day of early voting for the midterm elections in the state at the Hampton City Voter Registrar's Office in Hampton, Virginia,

Cortez campaigns alongside Congressman Eugene Vindman at a get-out-the-vote rally in Dumfries, Virginia.

See live 2026 Virginia U.S. House Virginia District 8 results as votes are counted. Follow key races across the state with county-by-county results and maps.