Overview

• Virginia opened early in-person voting on Sept. 19, which runs through Nov. 1, with Election Day on Nov. 4.
• The CNU Wason Center poll (Sept. 8–14, 808 voters, ±3.9) shows Abigail Spanberger leading Winsome Earle-Sears 52%–40%, Ghazala Hashmi up 48%–37%, and Jay Jones ahead 48%–41%.
• Spanberger cast her ballot in Henrico County as Earle-Sears rallied in Chesterfield with Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Vivek Ramaswamy, where security was heightened following the killing of Charlie Kirk.
• Voters will choose the state’s first woman governor and decide all 100 House of Delegates seats, where Democrats hold a 51–49 edge.
• Inflation and threats to democracy top voter concerns in the CNU survey, which also pegs Trump’s Virginia approval at 39%.