Local Races

The candidates weigh in on what their districts — and the city — need most.

The accuracy of the candidate’s campaign filings was called into question by an RTD report.

All voters weigh in on a constitutional amendment; Petersburg votes on a casino project.

Take a look at this week's top VPM News stories.

Here’s what they told Next City and VPM News.

Three days before Richmond concludes voting on a casino proposed by multi-media company Urban One, civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton visited the city to campaign for the casino.

Richmond City Councilmember Mike Jones may have hit a fatal roadblock in his primary campaign against state Delegate Betsy Carr.

A new poll from Christopher Newport University’s Wason Center for Civic Leadership asked over a thousand Virginia voters who they’d support to be their party’s nominee for governor this year. Most remain undecided.

After three hours of deliberation, the Richmond Board of Elections voted 2-1 to remove the city's top elections official Monday night. Kirk Showalter faced criticism following the November 2020 elections.

Ann-Frances Lambert will replace outgoing City Council Vice President Chris Hilbert, representing the 3rd district in Northside. Katherine Jordan will represent the 2nd District, which encompasses much of the Fan, Jackson Ward and Scott’s Addition neighborhoods. Both Lambert and Jordan will hold elected office for the first time.