The political spotlight this year is on Virginia, which kicked off its closely-watched statewide election cycle with primaries that set November’s ballot.

Virginia’s 2025 race for governor is already shaping up to be historic—but the primary election on June 17 will focus on other key statewide and local contests.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — 8News Political Analyst Rich Meagher is breaking down the results of Tuesday’s primary elections in Virginia. As of the time of reporting, the race to be the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor remains too close to call, despite Sen. Ghazala Hashmi (D-Chesterfield) holding a lead over five other candidates.

The singer and songwriter whose family has a long tradition of service took time to thank military members for their service. Online users shared a "PBS vs FOX" video, alleging Fox News added cheering sound effects before U.S. President Donald Trump's June 14, 2025, speech.

Two Virginia Democrats are battling Tuesday to be their party’s nominee for attorney general. Yet, the name mentioned most in their campaigns is Donald Trump.

Virginians are ready to head out to the polls yet again for the June 2025 Primary Elections. There are not many local races to keep an eye on when people head out to the polls on Tuesday. However, there are multiple races across the Commonwealth that could

Virginians cast more than 189,000 early or mail-in ballots across various contested Democratic races compared to over 15,000 in Republican races.