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Redrawn districts become incumbent battlegrounds
Updated Jan. 4, 2023 Like the quote from a possibly apocryphal Harvard Law professor, Virginia legislators can look to their left and then to their right, and one of their
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No 2022 delegate elections, judges rule
Politico sought new elections following Census redrawing
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Virginia politico Paul Goldman’s quest to force new elections of state delegates this fall ended in defeat Monday, after a panel of three federal judges ruled that he lacked standing
2021 Political Roundtable: Surfing Va.’s red wave
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The day after Election Day, Virginia Business’ six Political Roundtable panelists hashed out what they think the next year will be like in a Richmond where Republicans are roaring back
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Richmond casino rejected by voters
Urban One Inc., city mayor acknowledge referendum's defeat
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Updated 4:20 p.m. Wednesday Richmond voters on Tuesday rejected the proposed $565 million ONE Casino + Resort by about a 1,200-vote margin. The project’s developer, Silver Spring, Maryland-based media company
Va. governor’s race coming down to the wire
VCU, CNU polls show McAuliffe with razor-thin lead
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One week out from Election Day, the Virginia governor’s race remains very close, according to two polls released this week. Former Gov. Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic nominee, has small leads
VCU poll shows McAuliffe with 9-point lead in governor’s race
Washington Post/GMU poll released Saturday indicates tighter race with Youngkin
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A new statewide poll from Virginia Commonwealth University shows Democratic former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe with a nine-point lead over Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin, a far different take than
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HALA AYALA DELEGATE, VIRGINIA HOUSE OF DELEGATES; DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,PRINCE WILLIAM County Part of the new guard of Democratic state lawmakers, Ayala won her seat in the House
VCU poll shows McAuliffe, Youngkin in dead heat
Democrat has 3% lead, within margin of error
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The Republican and Democratic candidates for Virginia governor are in a virtual tie, a new poll by the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth
Va. Democratic primary concludes Tuesday
McAuliffe, Herring hold substantial leads in new Roanoke College poll
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Tuesday is the final day for Virginians to vote in the Democratic primary races for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general. Based on a recent poll by Roanoke College, two
Va. GOP prepares for nomination convention on Saturday
54K delegates to choose statewide candidates
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On Saturday, roughly 54,000 Virginia Republican convention delegates will have the opportunity to choose their party’s 2021 nominees for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general. Unlike the typical “firehouse convention,”