Governor's race set: Earle-Sears vs. Spanberger

Editorial: With candidates confirmed, Virginia voters should ready for 2025 elections

Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat Abigail Spanberger, a former U.S. representative of Virginia’s 7th Congressional District, were the only major-party candidates who will appear on the ballot this year, making it all but certain that Virginia will make history in November by electing its first woman governor. That ranks top among the important decisions Virginia voters will make, first in June’s primary and then in the fall ge…

Governor's race set: Earle-Sears vs. Spanberger

Virginia's 2025 governor's race is set: Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears will face former Rep. Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic nominee. In November, Virginians will elect the state's first female governor.

Winsome Earle-Sears will face Democrat Abigail Spanberger in Virginia’s governor election. The current Republican deputy governor presents herself as the candidate for continuity, ensuring that a Democratic victory would back the state and cost the Virginians through taxes, more regulation and less freedom in education.Read more]]>

From the Top Down, Virginia’s 2025 Elections are Packed with Contenders

The Executive Mansion in Richmond. (Photo by Markus Schmidt/Virginia Mercury) RICHMOND — The 2025 election season in Virginia is officially underway — and the landscape is coming into sharp focus after last week’s filing deadline for the June 17 primaries. With the top of the tickets now set and the full list of candidates for the House of Delegates finalized, both parties are preparing for what could be one of the most consequential election ye…

Commentary: Her time has come -- Virginia will, after four centuries, have a woman governor

It’s only taken Virginia 400-plus years to get around to it, but a fairly routine political event last weekend made it nearly an absolute certainty that next January, the commonwealth will inaugurate its first woman governor.