Virginia Primary 2025: List of candidates running for Democrats, Republican in Virginia elections 2025?

Virginia elections 2025 are nearing and we have pivotal update from Democratic Party regarding Virginia Primary 2025. Virginia is one of two states that host statewide elections the year after a presidential election — New Jersey is the other — and the races are typically seen as referendums on the party in power before Congress heads into midterm elections. On Tuesday, Virginia Democrats are reportedly picking their nominees for lieutenant governor and attorney general, rounding out the statewide ticket and setting the stage for a bellwether election later this year.

Virginia Elections 2025

In the race for governor, Democrat Abigail Spanberger, whose candidacy thwarted prospective primary challengers, will go up against Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears — the only Republican who qualified for the ballot. Republicans have also solidified nominees for lieutenant governor and attorney general, AP reported.


Most of the nominees slated to be at the top of the November ticket have already been picked, and Republicans aren’t even having a statewide primary, as per AP report.

Elections in Virginia

All 100 seats of the House of Delegates are up for election in November, and some nomination contests are taking place in Virginia’s more competitive districts.

Democrats May Nivar and Andrew Schear are racing to take on Republican incumbent Del. David Owen in a Richmond-area district that House liberals are vying to flip.

Three Democrats are running to battle Republican Del. Carrie Coyner in a Petersburg-area district.

Two Republicans and two Democrats will have separate primaries to fill a competitive seat in the Chesapeake area, which opened after Republican Rep. Baxter Ennis announced his retirement.

FAQs

Q1. Who is President of USA?
A1. President of USA Donald Trump.

Q2. Where are Virginia elections 2025?
A2. All 100 seats of the House of Delegates are up for election in November, and some nomination contests are taking place in Virginia’s more competitive districts.