One of two special elections has been announced to fill Virginia Senate seats vacated by newly elected U.S. House members. State Sens.

Governor Glenn Youngkin (R - Virginia) answered questions this week about whether he supported campaign promises President-elect Donald Trump made leading up to his Election Day win.

Kamala Harris won Virginia in the 2024 election. Democratic Senator Tim Kaine was re-elected to his seat, but who else? Dr. Stephen Farnsworth from the Unversity of Mary Washington joins Capitol Review.

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Democrat Eugene Vindman has won his Virginia House race, keeping the suburban Northern Virginia seat blue after Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s retirement. Vindman leads

Yevgeny Vindman, a former Army lieutenant colonel, was fired by the Trump administration for joining his twin brother as a whistle-blower in the first impeachment of President Donald J. Trump.

As expected, Kamala Harris bested Donald Trump in Virginia, projected the Associated Press, but the race was tighter than expected. With 87% of the vote reported, Harris was leading with 51.5% of the vote compared to Trump’s 46.

Vice President Kamala Harris is projected to win Virginia, according to NBC News and the Associated Press, giving the Democratic candidate 13electoral votes in the race to 270.

Each party is projected to hold onto one of Virginia’s battleground districts - the 2nd and 7th - as control of the House remains uncertain.

Jen Kiggans won her bid for reelection Wednesday in Virginia's 2nd District race, defeating her Democratic challenger in a victory for Republicans aiming to keep the congressional seat in their battle to control the House.

Republican Jen Kiggans wins reelection to U.S. House in Virginia's 2nd Congressional District.