Early voting is now underway in Virginia’s 2025 general and special elections, with voters set to decide races for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, all 100 seats in the House of Delegates, and numerous local offices.
Early voting runs through Nov. 1. Voter registration offices will be open for in-person early voting on Saturday, Oct. 25. Election Day is Nov. 4.
Key deadlines:
Voter registration/registration updates: Oct. 24
Apply for a ballot by mail: Oct. 24 (request must be received by 5 p.m)
In-person same-day registration: Available Oct. 25 through Election Day with a provisional ballot
Voters may register, update their registration, or apply for an absentee ballot online through the . Local details about early voting locations and sample ballots.
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Governor
For the first time in Virginia’s history, voters will elect a woman to govern the commonwealth.
(R) – Earle-Sears currently serves as Lt. Governor for the commonwealth, making her the first woman elected to the position and the first Black woman elected to a statewide office. She is a Jamaican native who emigrated to the U.S. when she was six years old. The Marine Corps veteran also served as the Virginia State Board of Education Vice President. Along with a platform advocating for parents’ rights, school choice, and cooperation with Federal immigration officials, Earle-Sears is running on her ‘ the commonwealth’s personal property tax on vehicles and tipped wages.
(D) – After three terms in Congress, Spanberger declined to run for re-election and put her hat in the ring for governor. Her 2019 election to Virginia’s 7th Congressional District made her the first woman to represent the area and flipped a seat Republicans had held for nearly 50 years. Previously, Spanberger worked at the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), often working undercover. Spanberger recently unveiled two and . Some of those initiatives include making childcare more affordable, addressing teacher shortages, raising the minimum wage, and programming to assist laid-off federal workers.
Lieutenant Governor
Ghazala Hashmi would be the first Muslim and the first Indian-American to hold statewide office, and John Reid would be the first openly gay candidate to hold statewide office, if elected.
(D) – Hashmi currently serves as a Virginia state senator representing District 15 after winning the seat in 2023. In 2019, she beat out the incumbent Republican senator to represent District 10, giving Democrats the majority and becoming the first Muslim-American in the state senate. She narrowly made the November 2025 ballot, Levar Stoney by 1% of the vote. Before her career in public office, Hashmi worked as a college professor for 30 years. Hashmi’s platform focuses on reproductive freedom, gun reform, and equitable education.
(R) – This race is Reid’s first foray into public office, although he is no stranger to being a public figure. For the past eight years, Reid has hosted a conservative talk radio show. He also worked in Richmond as a local television news anchor and investigative reporter. In the political world, Reid interned for Ronald Reagan in California and was the spokesman for Virginia Senator George Allen. Reid became the lone Republican Lt. Governor candidate after Pat Herrity exclusively told 7News he’s and businessman John Curran to make it on the primary ballot. Reid is the first openly gay candidate nominated for statewide office by the GOP. Reid’s platform includes mandating local entities to follow federal immigration directives, conserving historical landmarks, and reversing course on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at K-12 schools and colleges.
Attorney General
Jay Jones would be Virginia’s first Black elected attorney general if elected. Incumbent Jason Miyares became the first Latino elected to statewide office in 2021.
(D) Seen as a rising star among Virginia Democrats, Jones served as a state delegate for Norfolk — handily winning his first election in 2019 and re-election in 2021. The seat was once occupied by his father for nearly 15 years. Jones abruptly resigned before the end of his 2nd term, saying he wanted to spend more time with his family as his wife was . Months before, he’d lost to the incumbent for the democratic nomination for Virginia Attorney General. In the meantime, Jones worked as an assistant attorney general in the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia. In this campaign, Jones a little more than 2 percentage points for the democratic nomination for A.G.. Jones’ platform points include housing market reform that cracks down on predatory lenders, getting illegal guns off the streets, and reproductive freedom.
(R-Incumbent) – Many thought incumbent Attorney General Miyares would’ve been campaigning as the Republican gubernatorial candidate this year. But last year, the first Latino attorney general for the commonwealth . Before serving as attorney general, Miyares represented District 82 in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2016 to 2021. When he ran for attorney general, Miyares narrowly defeated then-incumbent and Democrat Mark Herring by less than a percentage point, helping Republicans achieve a triplex, when one party holds power as governor, lt. governor, and attorney general. Miyares touted his wins in his first term as attorney general and said if re-elected, he plans to expand Ceasefire Virginia, an initiative to get repeat violent offenders off the streets, and hold tech companies accountable for social media’s effects on children’s mental health.
House of Delegates
All 100 seats are on the ballot. Democrats currently control the chamber have put up a . Northern Virginia’s Key Contested Races:
House District 21 (Prince William – Haymarket/Gainesville)
(D-Incumbent)
(R)
House District 22 (Prince William – Brentsville, Bristow)
(R-Incumbent)
(D)
House District 23 (Prince William/Stafford)
(D-Incumbent)
(R)
House District 62
(R) – Hamilton is a newcomer to the political realm. The Republican candidate for the 62nd District describes herself as a military wife and homeschool mom is ” The mother of three believes she’s in tune with the everyday conversations among voters and their families, like education and the economy. Hamilton beat out Madison County Board of Supervisors Chair Clay Jackson in the primary and secured the endorsement of that district’s current delegate, Nicholas Freitas, who announced he wouldn’t run for re-election in March. Hamilton is also married to Cameron Hamilton, who served a short stint as FEMA’s acting administrator this year and ran for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District in 2024.
(D) – Democrat Ratcliffe hopes the third time’s a charm to run for a seat in Virginia’s House of Delegates. In the heavily Republican favored district, Ratcliffe had no competition in both primaries. In 2021, she lost to Rob Bell, who left the post early to work for Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares. In 2023, she lost to current Delegate Nicholas Freitas. Ratcliffe touts 30 years of political experience working as a political research analyst and advocating for organizations for women’s health and tobacco control policy. The Democratic candidate boasts volunteering for campaigns before she could even vote and more recently, gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger’s reelection to the U.S. House in 2022 and the 2024 campaign of 7th Congressional District Representative Eugene Vindman, who beat out the husband of her opponent, Karen Hamilton. Her legislative priorities include increasing rural economic opportunities, improving health care access to rural communities, and strengthening rural education.
NOTE: (D-incumbent) will likely take House District 20 (Prince William/Manassas) after Christopher M. Stone withdrew from the race. The ballot had already been printed, so Stone’s name still appears. Any votes for Stone will not be counted.
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Local Races
Ballots in many localities will also feature competitive races for county boards, town councils, school boards, and city offices. Among the contested races:
Culpeper County, Board of Supervisors – Cedar Mountain District
(R)
(I-Incumbent)
Culpeper County Board of Supervisors – Jefferson District
(R)
(I-Incumbent)
Culpeper County Board of Supervisors – Stevensburg District
(R)
(I-Incumbent)
Fauquier County Town Council – Remington District | Special election to fill unexpired term to end Dec. 31. 2026
Devada R. Allison Jr. (I)
Lisa M. Schulz (I)
King George County Board of Supervisors – James Monroe District
(I)
(I)
Manassas City Commissioner of Revenue
(D-Incumbent)
(R)
Manassas City Treasurer
(D-Incumbent)
(R)
Prince William County Board of Supervisors – Gainesville District | Special election to fill unexpired term to end Dec. 31, 2027
(R)
(D)
Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors – Battlefield District
(R-Incumbent)
(I)
Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors – Berkeley District
(R)
(I)
(I-Incumbent)
Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors – Lee Hill District
(I-Incumbent)
(I)
Stafford County Board of Supervisors – Aquia District
(D)
(R)
Stafford County Board of Supervisors – Falmouth District
(D)
(R)
Stafford County Board of Supervisors – Garrisonville District
(D-Incumbent)
(I)
Stafford County Board of Supervisors – Hartwood District
(R-Incumbent)
(I)
(I)
Warren County Board of Supervisors – Happy Creek District
Tony F. Carter (R)
r (I)
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