And some of the losers might have been winners in other ways. Here’s who comes out ahead and who doesn’t.
Dwayne Yancey
Yancey is founding editor of Cardinal News. His opinions are his own. You can reach him at dwayne@cardinalnews.org or 540-529-1136.
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13 reasons why Spanberger and the Democrats won so big. Trump is just one of them.
It’s tempting for commentators to attribute the breadth of this victory to just one cause — the unpopularity of President Donald Trump in Virginia. He certainly played an outsized part in the election, but he wasn’t the only factor.
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Voting lists and voting machines washed away. Some precincts couldn’t open. Others had to be evacuated. The Flood of ’85 was also the ‘Election Day Flood.’
While the Flood of 1985 was raging across western Virginia, the state was also trying to conduct an election to pick a new governor.
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Election Live: Spanberger leads Democratic sweep; party flips 13 House seats
This is a running compilation of updates and analysis from Virginia’s 2025 elections.
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Virginia is about to make history, but what kind?
Here are some of the things to look for in Tuesday’s results (and beyond).
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Final polls: Spanberger leads by a lot, Hashmi by a little, attorney general’s race down to the wire
The polls continue to suggest that voters aren’t much interested in the issues that Republican Winsome Earle-Sears has been running on.
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Once we open the Pandora’s Box of mid-decade redistricting, here’s what happens
Here are 10 things to know as Virginia sets in motion a process to initiate a new redrawing of congressional lines in time for next year’s elections.
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Roanoke College poll: Spanberger up by 10, lieutenant governor’s race close, Miyares builds lead in attorney general’s contest
That’s in line with the general trends in other recent polls, except that Miyares’ lead is a little bigger. If next week’s results match this poll, that would be the first time Virginians have split their tickets in a state election in 20 years.
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If Democrats win governorship and the House, Virginia would be only Southern state painted blue. Here are some other ways we’d be different.
From abortion to right-to-work laws, Virginia could be an outlier, not just regionally but nationally.
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Natural Bridge zoo manager chooses jail time over revealing whereabouts of missing baby giraffes
A criminal investigation initiated by the office of Attorney General Jason Miyares is underway that includes a multi-jurisdictional grand jury.
