Overview
- In-person early voting runs through Nov. 1 with Election Day on Nov. 4, and VPAP reports more than 971,000 early ballots cast as of Oct. 26, outpacing 2021 levels.
- Fresh polling cited by local outlets shows Democrat Abigail Spanberger up roughly seven points over Winsome Earle-Sears for governor, Ghazala Hashmi two points ahead for lieutenant governor, and Attorney General Jason Miyares leading Democrat Jay Jones by one.
- Republican leaders, including Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Miyares, rallied in Southwest Virginia to boost turnout, with the AG race shaped by ads and criticism over Jones’s violent text messages from 2022.
- Youngkin declared a state of emergency over a SNAP benefits gap and announced the Virginia Emergency Nutrition Program to continue delivering aid on a weekly schedule next week.
- Democrats advanced the first step toward a constitutional amendment to enable congressional redistricting, drawing GOP objections, as all 100 House seats are on the ballot and Democrats hold a 51–49 majority.