Archive · 17 Jun 2025
Virginia Voters Head to Polls for Primary Elections
Today, people in Virginia are voting in primary elections to pick who will run for important jobs in the government.
They're choosing candidates for Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and other local positions.
The main choices for governor are already known: Abigail Spanberger and Winsome Earle-Sears.
For Lieutenant Governor, there's a big race with many people hoping to win the Democratic spot.
In the Attorney General race, two people are running to be the Democrat.
Voting ends at 7 p.m., and people can vote if they are in line by then.
This election helps decide who will be in charge and what issues they will focus on.
Virginia voters are participating in primary elections today.
Key races include nominations for Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General.
Abigail Spanberger (D) and Winsome Earle-Sears (R) are the already-set nominees for governor.
Six candidates are vying for the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor.
Two candidates are competing for the Democratic nomination for Attorney General.
- Who
- Virginia voters are participating. Candidates include Levar Stoney, Aaron Rouse, Ghazala Hashmi, Babur Lateef, Victor Salgado, Alex Bastani, Jay Jones, and Shannon Taylor.
- What
- Primary elections are being held for Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and House of Delegates seats.
- When
- Today, in Virginia.
- Where
- Across Virginia.
- Why
- To nominate candidates for the general election in November.
- Governor Candidates
- Abigail Spanberger (D), Winsome Earle-Sears (R)
- Lieutenant Governor (Democratic Candidates)
- Levar Stoney, Aaron Rouse, Ghazala Hashmi, Babur Lateef, Victor Salgado, Alex Bastani
- Attorney General (Democratic Candidates)
- Jay Jones, Shannon Taylor
- Polls Close
- 7 p.m.
- Early Voting End Date
- May 2