A special election to fill the state Senate seat being vacated by Lt. Gov.-elect Ghazala Hashmi is expected to take place before the General Assembly convenes for its 2026 session in January, setting up a rapid-fire Democratic contest in a deep-blue district that spans parts of Richmond and Chesterfield County.

To recap, Virginia Democrats captured the governorship (Abigail Spanberger), the lieutenant governorship (Ghazala Hashmi) and the attorney general job (Jay Jones). They also rode that sweep into flipping 13 seats from red to blue, including two in Central Virginia that represent significant portions of the Tri-City area.

Virginia’s election has created an opportunity to restore stability and integrity to the commonwealth’s public university system, law professor Stuart S. Malawer writes in a guest column.

Pledges to slash energy costs will shape how the state’s incoming Democratic administration approaches natural gas projects.

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 ...

Political experts say voter enthusiasm on display in races earlier this month in New Jersey, Virginia and elsewhere could point to a Democratic edge.