The Fairfax County GOP chair said she thinks the texting scandal involving Democratic attorney general candidate Jay Jones energized Republican voters.

Candidates for governor in New Jersey and Virginia, and for mayor of New York City, campaigned in the final hours before the Nov. 4 election.

Over 1.4 million early votes were cast in Virginia as of Nov. 2, which is almost 300,000 more than the 2021 election, according to data from the Virginia Public Access Project.

The 2025 early voting period broke records in the Commonwealth of Virginia, as more voters cast their ballots early in a non-presidential year than ever before.

With statewide and local elections on the ballots in Staunton, Waynesboro and Augusta County, here are the totals of early votes cast.

In a year of shutdown anxiety, school culture battles and political whiplash, voters in the northern Shenandoah Valley say the stakes feel personal.

Former President Barack Obama lambasted his successor, President Donald Trump, on Saturday as part of his appeal to boost voter support for Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Virginia.

Virginia’s early in-person voting began Sept. 19 and ends Saturday. That means you have today and Saturday to stop by your voter registration office and cast your ballot. If you prefer to vote on Election Day, which is Tuesday, polls in Virginia will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.