Virginia Primary 2025 is a crucial test for Democrats
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Polls close at 7 p.m. While several statewide nominations are set, Tuesday’s vote will determine Democratic nominees for lieutenant governor and attorney general.
Virginia Democrats on Tuesday are voting for their nominees for lieutenant governor and attorney general, rounding out the statewide ticket and setting the stage for a bellwether election later this year. Most of the nominees slated to be at the top of the November ticket have already been picked, and Republicans aren't having a statewide primary.
Virginia primaries draw attention as voters select candidates amid Trump's DOGE cuts, with Republicans fielding a diverse ticket and Democrats seeing high turnout
The race between Democrat Abigail Spanberger and Republican Winsome Earle-Sears will, regardless of the result, install the commonwealth’s first female governor.
June 17 is primary day in Virginia, when voters will select Democratic nominees for lieutenant governor and attorney general and weigh in on House of Delegates hopefuls and local candidates. Republicans aren’t having a statewide primary,
Virginia hold its primary election. The contest is a barometer for how Virginians, and maybe the country, feel about the Trump administration ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Virginia Democrats will settle a crowded six-way primary for lieutenant governor on Tuesday as well as a contested nomination fight for state attorney general.
Democratic candidates Jay Jones and Shannon Taylor have questioned each other’s fitness for the office. The victor will face Attorney General Jason Miyares (R).