“His text messages, his phone calls and his words prove that he condoned violence, advocates for violence in a way that I simply do not understand,” Attorney General Jason Miyares said during a campaign press conference on Saturday.
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Longtime Roanoke County school board member charged with election-related misdemeanor
Tim Greenway, who was first elected to the school board in 2015, had been under scrutiny over the summer related to issues with his paperwork to get on the ballot for this year’s school board race.
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Christiansburg will elect at least 2 new members to town council
There’s a two-way race for mayor and six people running for three seats on the council.
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4 Democrats have announced as candidates for Virginia’s 5th Congressional District
The four Democrats face a primary contest to determine who will challenge incumbent Republican Rep. John McGuire for the seat in November 2026.
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Radford’s financial challenges loom over elections to fill two money-related posts
Voters will elect a new treasurer and commissioner of the revenue; both incumbents are retiring.
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Both candidates for 49th House District seat are longtime members of Danville’s city council
Gary Miller and Madison Whittle have worked together on the Danville City Council for years. Now they are facing off for a seat in the General Assembly.
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Franklin, Obenshain address prescription costs, Medicaid in AARP forum
The two candidates, who are competing for a House seat that covers parts of Montgomery and Roanoke counties, agreed on some issues and disagreed on others.
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Reeves announces plan to challenge Warner for Senate seat in 2026
The first to announce on the Republican side is state Sen. Bryce Reeves, who lost the primary to represent Virginia’s 7th Congressional District in 2022.
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One of Virginia’s most expensive House of Delegates races is playing out in Montgomery and Roanoke counties
Democrat Lily Franklin is challenging Republican incumbent Chris Obenshain. Here’s how one day on the campaign trail looked with both candidates.
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Details scarce from gubernatorial candidates on their plan to handle new Medicaid expansion requirements
Virginia’s next governor will oversee the state’s Department of Medical Assistance Services, the agency responsible for managing the state’s Medicaid population. New federal mandates passed by Congress will increase the workload for the agency, but, when asked, neither candidate provided a comprehensive plan on how their administration would tackle those changes.