Photos: Virginia's 2025 primary elections
State Sen. Ghazala Hashmi (D–Chesterfield) is seen pinching a baby's toe in a playful way at a polling station in Richmond during Tuesday’s primary elections.
With over 26% of the vote shortly after polls closed, Hashmi declared victory in the six-person Democratic race for the lieutenant governor nomination later that night.
Click to see more images captured across Central Virginia by our election team: Ézé Amos, Shaban Athuman and Carlos Bernate.
BizSense Beat: Henrico GreenCity and Richmond Coliseum
BizSense Beat is a weekly collaboration between VPM News and Richmond BizSense that recaps the region’s top business stories.
This week, VPM News host Lyndon German is joined by BizSense’s Mike Platania to discuss how the stalling of Henrico County’s GreenCity project has renewed interest in Richmond’s City Center, which could include revitalization of the shuttered Richmond Coliseum.
This week in VPM News Shorts: Oops, all elections
What happened this week in VPM News Shorts?
The election happened, of course! On Tuesday (and with a little bit of Wednesday time traveling), Jahd Khalil and Adrienne Hoar McGibbon recapped the unofficial primary results. And on Friday, Hannah Davis-Reid explained how Charlottesville voters felt about their first local election with ranked choice voting.
Don’t forget, you can watch all our Shorts on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.