RICHMOND, Va. – Election Day in Virginia is tomorrow. Here’s everything you need to know about the candidates running for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general, as well as latest polls and how to vote.
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Abigail Spanberger
Spanberger is spending the last day of her campaign before Election Day at events in Henrico, Chesterfield and Richmond.
On Saturday, former President Barack Obama joined Spanberger at a rally in Norfolk.
“We don’t need to speculate about the dangers to our democracy. We don’t need to wonder about whether vulnerable people are going to be hurt, or ask ourselves how much more coarse and mean our culture can become. We’ve witnessed it. Elections do matter,” he said. “We all have more power than we think. We just have to use it.”
Obama criticized Trump and the White House, saying “it’s worse than even I expected.”
“It’s like every day is Halloween, except it’s all tricks and no treats,” he said.
Winsome Earle-Sears
Earle-Sears is campaigning on Monday in Richmond and in Manassas the day before the Virginia elections.
Monday morning, she published an op-ed on FOX News.
“I returned to politics – after being gone for 20 years – because too many politicians in Richmond and Washington have forgotten that leadership is about service. They are more interested in power than progress,” said Earle-Sears in the op-ed. “That is why my closing message to Virginians is simple: it is time for common sense, not nonsense.”
Trump is expected to hold a tele-rally Monday night at 7:00 p.m. for both Earle-Sears as well as New Jersey’s GOP gubernatorial candidate, Jack Ciattarelli.
However, while Trump has endorsed Ciattarelli, he has not done the same for Earle-Sears. Youngkin responded to questions from NewsNation this weekend as to why Trump has backed Earle-Sears, but not fully endorsed her.
“He has come out very favorably about the lieutenant governor. He called her an excellent candidate. He called Abigail Spanberger a terrible candidate.”
When is Election Day in Virginia?
What’s next:
Election Day 2025 is Tuesday, Nov. 4.
Key Dates | Virginia Elections 2025
- Voter Registration Deadline: Thursday, Oct. 24, 2025
- Early In-Person Voting: Sept. 19 – Nov. 1, 2025
- Deadline to Request a Mailed Ballot: Oct. 24, 2025
You can check your registration status online here.
To find your local poll site, click here.
By the numbers:
Spanberger continues to lead Earle-Sears in the latest poll from Emerson College/The Hill. Spanberger is up 11 points, leading 55% to 44%.
“Heading into Election Day, Democrat Abigail Spanberger has solidified her status as the frontrunner in the race for Governor,” Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, said. “A sign of Spanberger’s growing strength is among men, a group that was evenly divided last month but now breaks for her by six points, 52% to 46%. These voters backed Governor Youngkin by about nine points in 2021.”
Polls from Echelon Insights and Atlas Intel published over the weekend also show Spanberger with a lead over Earle-Sears.
The race for Virginia’s attorney general is closer, according to the Emerson poll, with 49% supporting Democrat Jay Jones and 47% supporting Republican incumbent Jason Miyares. 4% are undecided.
Looking at the lieutenant governor race, recent polls show Hashmi with a lead over Reid.
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Virginia Governor
Abigail Spanberger – Democrat
WASHINGTON – MARCH 22: Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., poses in her office in the Cannon House Office Building on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Former congresswoman Abigail Spanberger and current Lieutenant Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears are vying to become the first woman to hold the highest office in the state.
Abigail Spanberger is a former Virginia congresswoman, who also worked as an inspector with the U.S. Postal Service and as a case officer with the CIA.
Spanberger’s intelligence background has shaped her approach to leadership and public service. She pointed to her years in the intelligence community as critical preparation for tackling complex issues.
“My time in the CIA taught me the importance of being decisive, understanding the nuances of global and domestic threats, and working collaboratively to solve problems,” she said. “These are lessons I’ll bring to the governor’s office.”
Winsome Earle-Sears – Republican
Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears announces her intention to run for governor of Virginia during an event at Chick’s Oyster Bar in Virginia Beach on Sept. 5, 2024. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Winsome Earle-Sears is a native of Kingston, Jamaica, who immigrated to the United States at the age of six.
She went on to serve in the United States Marine Corps and has also served as the vice president of the Virginia State Board of Education, worked as a presidential appointee to the U.S. Census Bureau and the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Earle-Sears was first elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2002. She became the first female Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, and the first Black woman elected to statewide office, in 2022.
Virginia lieutenant governor
John Reid – Republican
John Reid, Virginia’s Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, greets supporters at his rally at Atlas 42 in Glen Allen, Va., Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Olivia Diaz)
Reid is the first openly gay man to receive a major party endorsement in Virginia. He lives in Richmond with his partner.
According to his campaign website, John has been the host of the WRVA Morning Show for the past eight years. This is one of the nation’s longest-running conservative talk radio programs.
Reid is the founder and chair of The Virginia Council, which was founded in 2021. The group’s website states that the aim of the council is to “safeguard the Commonwealth’s monuments, art and historic sites—not simply as relics, but as resources for learning, dialogue and community connection.”
Reid also served as one of the final interns to President Ronald Reagan in Los Angeles when he was younger. He then went on to serve as Communications Director for U.S. Senator George Allen. He additionally served as Chief Communications Officer for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.
Ghazala Hashmi – Democrat
FILE -Virginia State Sen-elect, Ghazala Hashmi speaks to supporters at a Democratic victory party in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. Hashmi, a Virginia state senator who recently won reelection is facing a call for an investigation from her opp
Hashmi emigrated with her mother and older brother from India to the United States when she was 4 years old, according to her campaign website.
She graduated as valedictorian of her high school class and attended Georgia Southern University before earning her PhD in American literature from Emory University.
She and her husband moved to the Richmond area in 1991, where they still live. They have two daughters, who both graduated from Chesterfield County Public Schools and the University of Virginia.
Prior to being a member of the Virginia State Senate, Hashmi spent nearly three decades as a professor at both the University of Richmond and Reynolds Community College.
Virginia attorney general
Jay Jones – Democrat
Jay Jones is the Democratic candidate for Virginia’s Attorney General. He’s running against Republican incumbent Jason Miyares, who has been endorsed by President Donald Trump.
36-year-old Jones served two terms in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2018 to 2022.
Since leaving the Virginia House of Delegates, Jones told FOX 5 DC that he’s been working “in the private sector, litigating in court against Governor Youngkin and Jason Miyares on behalf of folks like the Virginia State Conference of the NAACP to protect voting rights.”
Jones’ campaign has been rocked by surfaced 2022 texts in which he mused about shooting a Republican lawmaker.
In the messages, Jones commented about former Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert, saying, “three people two bullets…Gilbert, Hitler, and Polpot…Gilbert gets two bullets to the head.”
In a statement, Jones said in part: “I take full responsibility for my actions, and I want to issue my deepest apology to Speaker Gilbert and his family. Reading back those words made me sick to my stomach. I am embarrassed, ashamed, and sorry.”
Jason Miyares – Republican
UNITED STATES – SEPTEMBER 17: Jason Miyares, Attorney General of Virginia, speaks at the Prince William County Republican Committees election kickoff barbecue at VFW Post 1503 in Dale City, Va., on Saturday, September 17, 2022 (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Cal
Miyares, 49, was born in Greensboro, North Carolina and grew up in Virginia Beach. He’s served as the attorney general for Virginia since 2022.
Before that, Miyares served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2016 to 2022.
Miyares is Cuban-American; his mother fled from Havana, Cuba in 1965. He is the first Hispanic American elected to statewide office in Virginia and the first child of an immigrant to become Attorney General.
The Source: This story includes information from previous FOX 5 DC reporting as well as polling data from Real Clear Politics.
