Portsmouth, has set a Jan. 6 special election to fill the soon-to-be vacant seat of Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, D-Richmond, clearing the way for a fast, intraparty fight in one of the state’s safest Democratic districts.

Virginia Tech saw the largest swing, moving 34 points leftward. Radford and Hampton were 23 point shifts. George Mason swung by 17.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia’s State Board of Elections has certified the results of the 2025 General Election. On Monday, Dec. 1, the Virginia Department of Elections announced on social media that the votes for the November General Election were certified.

Virginia Democrats hold a firehouse primary Sunday to choose their candidate for Senate District 15, vacated by Lieutenant Governor-elect Hashmi.

Virginia Sen. Mark Warner announced his 2026 re-election campaign in a video posted to social media on Dec. 2.

Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Don Scott outlined the state's redistricting plans amid other states' efforts to make maps more favorable to Democrats or Republicans.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A special election to fill Lt. Gov.-elect Ghazala Hashmi’s seat in the Virginia Senate has been set for Jan. 6, 2026. Virginia Senate’s President Pro tempore, Sen. L. Louise Lucas (D-Va.), announced the special election to fill Hashmi’s Senate seat on Tuesday, Dec. 2.

Incumbent Democratic Senator Mark Warner announced his bid for re-election in a video posted to social media Tuesday.

Democracy requires our participation in the sustained work between elections, the Workers Circle’s Ann Toback and the Center for Common Ground’s Andrea Miller write.