Dougherty defeats candidate involved in Jones texting scandal
By Addy Gove | 23 hours agoDougherty’s campaign took hit after a former Democratic house candidate, Tavorise Marks accused Dougherty of making racist statements about him.
Dougherty’s campaign took hit after a former Democratic house candidate, Tavorise Marks accused Dougherty of making racist statements about him.
The win comes after a contentious race, predicted to be closer than both the governor and lieutenant governor races. Polls indicated Jones’s support was falling following backlash over discovery of years-old text messages wishing violence against the then-Republican speaker of the Virginia House, Todd Gilbert.
The Richmond Capital News Service projects that incumbent Democrat Del. Betsy Carr (D-Richmond) will defeat Republican Rich Prado for the Virginia House of Delegates 78th District seat.
As of 8:30 p.m., Hashmi leads Reid by a margin of just over six points. Hashmi was first elected in 2019 as the first Muslim and South Asian American to serve in the Virginia Senate, ousting incumbent Republican Del. Glen Sturtevant, who eventually returned to the Virginia Senate in 2024.
Abigail Spanberger has beat Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in the race for the governorship with 54.7% of the vote compared to Earle-Sears’ 45.1%, as of 8 p.m.
A Virginia native, she ran her campaign on expanding affordable healthcare, expanding educational opportunities and fighting for workers’ rights. Since LeVere Bolling’s election in 2023, she has sponsored bills supporting maternal healthcare, renewable energy and rights to contraceptives.
Virginians are headed to the polls today as the state is poised to elect its first female governor, alongside a slew of statewide races set to be one of the first referendums on President Donald Trump's second term in office.
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Former President Barack Obama urged Virginians to support Democrat Abigail Spanberger on the last weekend before a nationally-elevated governor’s election serving as one of the first referendums on President Donald Trump’s second term in office.
Former Democrat Del. Jay Jones and Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares sparred over a series of topics at the Virginia attorney general debate Thursday, Oct. 16, including a text message scandal that scrambled the race earlier this month.
The name of the Student Center For Equity and Inclusion was changed to the Hub For Student Inclusion and Community this semester in the midst of President Donald Trump’s attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion programs at universities.
A sweeping travel ban proclamation released June 4 by the Trump administration may prevent three University of Richmond admitted students from entering the United States, according to a statement released by the University of Richmond administration, but no current students are impacted — for now.
Chants and car horns filled the streets of downtown Richmond, Va. as hundreds of demonstrators took to the state Capitol Square to express their disapproval of President Donald Trump’s administration on Saturday, April 19.
Thousands of protesters gathered outside of the Virginia State Capitol building in Richmond, Va. on April 5 in protest of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk – voicing concerns about the state of democracy in the United States.
The Virginia General Assembly adjourned its regular session on Feb. 22, putting hundreds of bills that were focused on maternal care and reproductive rights in limbo as Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a conservative Republican, has the final say on whether the bills will become law.