The “no” side did not lose because there was mail balloting. The “no” side lost because there wasn’t enough of it — specifically in rural areas.
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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6 things to know about Spanberger and the General Assembly’s upcoming sessions
The legislature returns to Richmond to take up the governor’s vetoes and amendments, and some Democrats aren’t very happy.
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‘Yes’ won but did so in a way that there are now losers on both sides. Here are 5 reasons why.
The election result might have been the worst possible outcome for all sides.
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Pittsylvania County has 2,050 jobs at risk in data center tax debate. Will a change in law cause them to disappear?
Somehow Democrats have to address the popular demand to “do something” about those energy-sucking data centers without endangering the prospect of 2,000-plus jobs in a part of the state where local leaders are eager for data centers. Can they?
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Early voting numbers show rural Virginia energized by redistricting vote. Rural turnout up, urban crescent turnout down.
Today is Election Day for the proposed constitutional amendment on redistricting. Polls open at 6 a.m., close at 7 p.m. Here’s what we know so far.
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Election Live: ‘Yes’ ekes out narrow win to redraw congressional lines
This is where we’ll be updating election news through the day and analyzing the returns after the polls close.
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What happens if ‘yes’ wins? What happens if ‘no’ wins? Here’s a look at two alternative futures.
Virginia has to decide on Tuesday. Here are eight things that will happen with each possible outcome.
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Readers had questions about redistricting. Here are some answers.
Tuesday is Election Day for the proposed constitutional amendment on redistricting.
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Macy outraises Cline, Perriello outraises McGuire, but redistricting would knock one of the Democrats out of the fall race
Campaign finance reports for congressional campaigns in the first quarter of 2026 have now been released.
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Virginia’s constitution requires ‘compact’ districts. Courts have balked at defining compactness.
A Victorian novelist who wrote about taboo scandals invented a phrase that describes what the state’s constitutional guarantee of “contiguous and compact” districts means.
