Election Live: Spanberger leads Democratic sweep - Cardinal News
This is a running compilation of updates and analysis from Virginia’s 2025 elections.
cardinalnews.orgHere are the key Virginia 2025 election results highlights that were reported immediately after the vote:
Top statewide races
- Governor: Abigail Spanberger (D) won, and the statewide “top three” Democratic sweep is described by VPM as including Spanberger, Ghazala Hashmi, and Jay Jones.[4]
- Lieutenant Governor: Ghazala Hashmi (D) won (also noted in VPM’s analysis of the statewide sweep).[4]
- Attorney General: Jay Jones (D) defeated incumbent Jason Miyares (R), with McGuireWoods Consulting LLC reporting Jones at 52% vs. Miyares at 46%.[2]
Virginia House of Delegates (state legislature)
- VPM reports Democrats expanded from a 51–49 majority to 64–36 heading into the 2026 session.[4]
What it looked like (high-level takeaway)
- Coverage characterized the results as major Democratic gains statewide, including the House of Delegates shift described above.[4]
- Additional live/rollup-style reporting also indicated Democrats were winning large numbers of House races as results came in.[1]
If you tell me which part you care about most—governor/AG/Lt. governor vs. House of Delegates vs. local races—I can summarize just that slice of the results.