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Spanberger Holds Lead as Redistricting Fight Pulls Earle-Sears Off Trail

A judge declined to halt Democrats’ first-step redistricting amendment, drawing Republican claims of a power grab.

Campaign signs for Virginia gubernatorial nominees Democrat Abigail Spanberger and Republican Winsome Earle-Sears are on display outside City Hall in Fairfax, Va., Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Robert Yoon)
The Commonsense Not Nonsense Campaign Tour features Republican candidate for governor Winsome Earle-Sears in Chesapeake, Virginia, on October 25, 2025.
This combo image shows Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears, left, and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger, right. (AP Photo)
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Overview

  • House Democrats advanced a resolution starting the two-session process to allow mid‑decade congressional redistricting, which they argue lawfully preserves future options.
  • Republican lawmakers sued to stop the special session, but a judge let it proceed for now as Attorney General Jason Miyares labeled the effort a “shocking power grab.”
  • The special session has required Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears to preside over the Senate, causing her to miss multiple campaign events in the final week.
  • A Roanoke College/IPOR poll shows Abigail Spanberger leading 51%–41% for governor, Jason Miyares ahead of Jay Jones 46%–38% for attorney general, and Ghazala Hashmi narrowly leading John Reid for lieutenant governor.
  • Nearly 987,000 Virginians have already voted early, intensifying the effect of late developments in the campaign and legal fight.