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Take a look at this week's top VPM News stories.
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Shaban Athuman/VPM NewsStoney asked his supporters to back state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi for lieutenant governor. -
Shaban Athuman/VPM NewsUpdated June 18, 12:05 p.m.: Levar Stoney conceded the lieutenant governor's race to state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi Wednesday morning.
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Eze Amos/For VPM NewsUpdated June 18, 11:30 a.m.: The Democratic ticket is set after Levar Stoney conceded the lieutenant governor's race to state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi.
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Win McNamee via Getty Images/The Washington Post via Getty Images/On Tuesday, Virginia holds its primary election. The contest is a barometer for how Virginians, and maybe Americans, feel about the Trump administration ahead of the 2026 midterms.
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Shaban Athuman/VPM NewsDemocrats will choose nominees for lieutenant governor and attorney general Tuesday.
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Shaban Athuman/VPM NewsThe former federal prosecutor says the state’s No. 2 can drive political priorities.
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Shaban Athuman/VPM NewsThe lieutenant governor candidate says Virginia needs to focus more on workers.
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Shaban Athuman/VPM NewsLateef was the first candidate to enter the Democratic lieutenant governor primary.
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Shaban Athuman/VPM NewsHealth care and reproductive rights are top issues for the Chesterfield lawmaker.
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Shaban Athuman/VPM NewsThe former Richmond mayor says he wants to emphasize housing in the state’s No. 2 job.
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Virginia could be the first state in the South to get its own Voting Rights Act under legislation headed to Gov. Ralph Northam. -
Sen. Amanda Chase (R-Midlothian) filed a lawsuit on Tuesday seeking to prevent the Republican Party of Virginia from following through on plans to choose a gubernatorial nominee via convention instead of a primary.
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The U.S. Census Bureau won’t hand over key data Virgina needs for redistricting until at least July 30, placing the state in a unique bind.
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Businessman Pete Snyder became the fourth Republican to formally announce a bid for governor on Tuesday, casting himself as a get-things-done outsider.
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Richard Walker, who aims to unseat Del. Jeff Bourne in the Democratic primary, is running on a platform of criminal justice reform and solving the housing crisis.
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Delegate Lee Carter said he's running to become Virginia's first self-described socialist governor because the four other Democrats in the field are too beholden to the commonwealth's “corporate establishment.”
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Former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe promised both a steady hand and bold change as he officially announced his candidacy for governor on Wednesday.
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A Chesterfield Democrat who accepted a plea deal in an alleged “revenge porn” case has filed paperwork to run for the House of Delegates.
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At least five Democrats and two Republicans in Virginia’s House of Delegates are running for higher office. But that doesn’t mean they’re out of a job if they lose.
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The Virginia Board of Elections officially completed the state’s vote counting and reviewing process Wednesday, certifying the final results of Virginia’s 2020 general election in a unanimous vote.
