Election

With the future of the Democratic redistricting effort months from being resolved, candidates are facing unprecedented uncertainty about who exactly they will be running to represent – and who they may be running against.

Local businessman Phil Riese hopes to get more county conservatives involved in local politics.

As he ramps up his 5th District re-election bid, John McGuire appeared at First Free Coffee Bar, where he was greeted by both supporters and protesters.

The former Roanoke Times journalist and acclaimed Dopesick author is running the 6th District, which could add Albemarle County and Charlottesville if redistricting efforts succeed.

The Virginia Supreme Court has set an agenda for considering the redistricting constitutional amendment, but procedures will have “no effect on the referendum scheduled for April 21, 2026”.

The full Albemarle Board of Supervisors and complete Charlottesville City Council now back Perriello.

Potential opponents Republican incumbents Ben Cline and John McGuire also are similar, Perriello told Cville Right Now.

Pruitt cited the new redistricting maps as the driving force behind his decision.

Perriello, a Charlottesville native, also raised more than triple the amount brought in by his challenger for the Democratic nomination, Albemarle County Board of Supervisors member Mike Pruitt.

60% of respondents are optimistic about Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s election, according to the Wason Center’s State of the Commonwealth poll.