As the countdown to Election Day 2025 begins, all eyes are once again on Virginia—a state that has long served as a bellwether for national political trends.

Political analyst Sam Shirazi, host of the Federal Fallout podcast, joined Jim Lokay on "The Final 5" to break down why Virginia’s 2025 gubernatorial election is getting national attention—and how federal issues could overshadow local ones in the battle between Lt.

James Walkinshaw has won the Democratic nomination in the special election to succeed the late Virginia Rep. Gerald E. Connolly.

House Speaker Don Scott has a list of 13 Republican-held seats he wants to flip from red to blue. But the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee is spotlighting only eight of those 13 races.

The Democratic primary for Norfolk commonwealth's attorney race had a 13% turnout, marking the 11th highest turnout among local elections across the state.

Virginia’s off-year elections are being viewed by both parties as a key bellwether heading into next year’s midterms, as well as a potential indicator for how voters view President Trump. Lt. Gov.

Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears is currently grossly underperforming poll-wise in the state's bellwether gubernatorial race.

Democrats and Republicans now have their candidates heading into a summertime special election to fill the seat vacated by the late Congressman Gerry Connolly.

With control of Congress and competitive governorships on the line in 2026, the Democratic National Committee is launching an ambitious grassroots

In a primary election held Saturday, James Walkinshaw, a member of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, defeated nine other candidates to win the Democratic nomination to replace Connolly. Republicans selected Stewart Whitson, a former FBI agent who works at a conservative think tank.

Democrats and Republicans in northern Virginia have chosen candidates who will vie to replace the late U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly.