Update: Henrico County is one of a handful of areas Virginia Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin did not win on Tuesday. Voters chose Democrat Terry McAuliffe by a margin of 58% to 41%.
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Virginia’s real battleground: The suburbs
As Election Day approaches, Democrats are campaigning hard in the suburbs. With the race tightening, both parties are hoping that the suburbs will carry them to victory.
Mother-Daughter duo help to get out the vote
Democratic canvassers are motivated to get McAuliffe back into the governor’s mansion, mobilizing voters on key issues – voter rights, women’s rights, and COVID-19.
Education dominates in the final days of the campaign
In the home stretch of a highly contested and nationalized race, Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin are seeking to rally voters in Richmond around one re-emerging issue: education.
In closing days of campaign, Democrats pushed back against enthusiasm gap
Update: With 98% of votes counted, Republican Glenn Youngkin has 50.89% of the vote for Virginia's gubernatorial seat. Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe has 48.42% of the vote. At least 3,257,029 residents of...
Black churches in Virginia join get out the vote efforts
Reverends calls on parishioners to act on protecting “the bedrock of our democracy”
Youngkin campaign leads a new Republican strategy in the first post-Trump election since 2020
Many view the results of this election as a referendum on the Democratic party nationwide
Why aren’t more people talking about Liberation Party candidate Princess Blanding?
In a tight Virginia gubernatorial race, third-party votes could decide the election. And that’s a problem.
Inside The Wash: Expanding the Blue Line and the return of the H Street Festival
Hosts Rebekah Alvey and Kayla Gallagher talk with The Wash reporters Aneeta Mathur-Ashton and Rosie Hughes about a possible expansion for the WMATA Blue Line and a lack of COVID-19 precautions at D.C.’s largest...
