Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) endorsed Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears for governor and Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares for reelection in Virginia‘s 2025 statewide races. In a statement posted to social media,

Virginia AG Miyares said he looks forward to "common sense" coming out of Washington with President Trump at the helm starting in January.

Now that President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans have gained control of the Oval Office and both chambers of Congress, the conservative playbook called Project 2025 may be closer to becoming a reality.

Increases in support for President-elect Donald Trump across racial and gender lines were so marked that they shouldn’t be discounted as “temporary” or anomalous shifts.

While most states have time to breathe after presidential elections, Virginia has what are known as off-year elections.

One of two special elections has been announced to fill Virginia Senate seats vacated by newly elected U.S. House members. State Sens.

Democrat Eugene Vindman has won his Virginia House race, keeping the suburban Northern Virginia seat blue after Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s retirement. Vindman leads

The rightward shift in vote-rich counties such as Loudoun, Prince William and even deep blue Fairfax helped Trump improve his performance in Virginia over 2020.

Vice President Kamala Harris has won Virginia, according to multiple networks and the Associated Press, giving the Democratic candidate 13electoral votes in the race to 270.

Each party is projected to hold onto one of Virginia’s battleground districts - the 2nd and 7th - as control of the House remains uncertain.

By running for reelection, Miyares avoids a potentially expensive and bruising gubernatorial primary with a fellow Republican, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears.