Tuesday’s election confirmed that we’re living in a new state. Here’s how.
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.
Dispatch from 1775: Virginia’s royal governor flees, Burgesses reject British peace offer
Meanwhile, the Continental Congress has put George Washington in charge of a Patriot army just days before yet another battle with British regulars in Massachusetts.
Election Live: Hashmi claims victory for LG; Jones wins AG; Cornett wins
Notes and observations on the primary voting.
4 trends in the early voting that could determine who wins Tuesday’s primaries
Not all parts of the state have voted at the same rate. Here’s how that could shape the results in some races.
10 questions that Tuesday’s primaries will answer
Democrats hold a statewide primary Tuesday to pick nominees for lieutenant governor and attorney general. Virginia also has 17 House of Delegates primaries (nine Democratic, eight Republicans) plus some local primaries. Here’s what to look for.
No, Trump did not rename Virginia military bases after Confederate generals. Here’s what he did instead.
Fort A.P. Hill was once named after a Confederate general. Now it’s named after three Union soldiers whose surnames are Anderson, Pinn and Hill.
25 places in Southwest Virginia that statewide candidates should see for policy lessons
Here are places where candidates could learn something about the state they want to govern. Sometimes those lessons may not fit well with the philosophy of either party.
Spanberger has almost 5 times as much campaign cash as Earle-Sears
The latest campaign finance reports show Democrats have a sizeable fundraising edge in most key races, except for attorney general.
Only 3 of 12 statewide candidates have been to Virginia’s westernmost county
Here are five things statewide candidates could learn if they visited Lee County, most of which is closer to eight other state capitals than its own except for a small part that’s closer to nine.
Who does the unrest in Los Angeles hurt most politically? Here’s what history and polls tell us about Virginia.
Will President Donald Trump’s decision to federalize the California National Guard influence the Virginia governor’s race? President Dwight Eisenhower’s decision to intervene in Little Rock’s integration in 1957 hurt his party’s candidate for governor in Virginia.

