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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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On the last day to register to vote, a statewide IT failure is preventing registrations. It's also preventing unemployment filing and DMV services. -
The U.S. Postal Service is investigating mail theft at six blue mail drop-off boxes located outside post offices across central Virginia.
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Republicans who spent the last decade battling Obamacare are campaigning on a key piece of the legislation: preserving coverage for pre-existing conditions. That includes Nick Freitas, a libertarian-minded state delegate hoping to unseat Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.).
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When Democratic Representative Abigail Spanberger won her seat in 2018, she got a boost from a large network of door-knockers.The campaign has paused that tactic during the pandemic while her GOP opponent, Nick Freitas, has embraced it.
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Local election officials in Virginia could get financial help this year from an unlikely source: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan.
