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Virginia Democrats Advance Redistricting Measure as Earle-Sears Returns to Capitol Days Before Vote

Democrats’ timing required the lieutenant governor to leave the trail to preside over the Senate, turning the amendment push into a late campaign flashpoint.

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.
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This combo image shows Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears, left, and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger, right. (AP Photo)

Overview

  • House Democrats took the first legislative step toward a constitutional amendment allowing mid-decade congressional redistricting, which must pass in two sessions before a statewide referendum.
  • Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, who presides over the Senate, missed at least three campaign events to attend the special session in Richmond.
  • Surveys heading into the final days show Democrat Abigail Spanberger leading the governor’s race, including 55%–41% in YouGov and 51%–41% in Roanoke College polling.
  • The attorney general contest has shifted after reporting on Democrat Jay Jones’s 2022 texts, with Republican incumbent Jason Miyares leading 46%–38% in the Roanoke poll.
  • Nearly 987,000 ballots were cast before Election Day as voters decide governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and all 100 House seats, with Virginia set to elect its first woman as governor.