Overview and Live Results: 2025 Virginia Primary

New Jersey and Virginia are the only states with gubernatorial and legislative elections in 2025. New Jersey held its primary last Tuesday.

Virginia Primary Overview and Results

This year, there are elections for statewide offices and the House of Delegates. The general election is November 4.

Polls close at 7:00 PM Eastern Time.

Statewide Offices 

Governor

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin is ineligible to run. Virginia is the only state where governors cannot serve consecutive terms.

While open races - especially competitive ones - can draw crowded primary fields, that is not the case here. The general election is set, as only one candidate from each party ultimately qualified. Lt. Gov Winsome Earle-Sears (R) will meet Rep. Abigail Spanberger (VA-07) in November. The winner will become the state's first female governor.

For the general election - always in the year following the presidential election - Virginia voters have traditionally swung away from the president's party. As National Bear-Garden notes, "in 12 consecutive governor’s contests dating back to 1977, the party in the White House has performed worse than it did in Virginia’s last presidential vote. In the process, the party that didn’t hold the presidency won every race except the 2013 election."

Lieutenant Governor

This office is elected separately from governor. Interestingly, the one-term limit does not apply. However, with Lt. Gov. Earle-Sears running for governor, the seat is open.

The Republican nominee is John Reid, a radio talk host. His opponent earlier in the campaign, Fairfax County Supervisor Pat Herrity withdrew in April for health reasons. Shortly after that, Reid was the subject of a short-lived controversy involving Gov. Youngkin.

Six Democrats are on the primary ballot. There hasn't been any independent polling of the race. Based on fundraising and endorsements, the best-positioned candidates appear to be:

• Ghazala Hashmi, State Senator
• Aaron Rouse, State Senator
• Levar Stoney, former Richmond Mayor

Attorney General

Republican Jason Miyares is seeking a second term. He drew no primary challengers.

Former State Delegate Jay Jones and Henrico County Commonwealth's Attorney Shannon Taylor will vie for the Democratic nomination. 

General Assembly 

State Senate

There are 40 Senate districts in Virginia. The chamber is closely-divided; Democrats hold a 21-19 partisan advantage. The next regular elections, for a four-year term, are in 2027. 

House of Delegates

Democrats hold a narrow 51-49 edge in the House of Delegates. Control of the chamber has flipped with each of the last three elections (2019, 2021, and 2023).

Calendar

Scheduled Elections

• June 24
  • Buffalo Mayor Primary
  • New York City Mayor Primary
• August 5
  • Detroit Mayor Primary
  • Seattle Mayor Primary

Congressional Special Elections

• July 15
  • Arizona District 7 (Primary)
    • General Election September 23
• September 9
  • Virginia District 11
• November 4
  • Texas District 18

Legislative Special Elections

• June 24
  • Alabama Senate District 5
  • California Assembly District 63 (Primary)
    • General Election August 26 (if needed)
  • Florida Senate District 15 and House District 40 (Primary)
    • General Election September 2
  • New Hampshire House District Strafford 12
• July 8
  • Rhode Island Senate District 4 (Primary)
    • General Election August 5
• July 15
  • Alabama House District 12 (Primary)
    • Runoff (if needed) August 12
• August 5
  • Nine Mississippi Senate Districts; five House Districts (Primary)
    • Due to court-ordered redistricting
  • Washington Senate Districts 5, 26, 33, 34, 48 (Primary)
  • Washington House Districts 33, 34, 41, 48 (Primary)