Election

With less than two months until Election Day, and Jay Jones holding a 7-point lead over Jason Miyares in the most recent polling, the two Commonwealth candidates for attorney general have stepped up their attacks on each other.

The latest poll from Christoper Newport’s Wason Center has Democrat Abigail Spanberger with a commanding 12-point lead over Republican Winsome Earle-Sears, 52-40%.

Augusta Health’s decision to close three rural facilities among the impacts Democrats point to as early voting begins.

New campaign finance disclosures show all three Democrats in the statewide races raised more money than Republicans, while Samuel Miller District Albemarle Supervisors candidate Fred Missel among the top local office fundraisers in the Commonwealth.

With early voting starting Friday, the League of Women Voters of the Charlottesville Area is urging eligible voters to register or check their registration on Tuesday’s National Voter Registration Day.

Despite high-profile political violence, including Wednesday’s assassination of Charlie Kirk, Virginia political figures say they won’t be scared away from getting facetime with voters.

Sen. Ghazala Hashmi was part of an education roundtable in Charlottesville on Thursday.

Albemarle County’s new interim registrar Debbie Wilson has been able to proverbially hit the ground running as her office prepares for in-person absentee voting to begin next week.

Democratic nominee Abigail Spanberger still holds a solid lead over Republican Winsome Earle-Sears in the race for Virginia governor, but that advantage has narrowed.

Albemarle County has hired Debbie Wilson to serve in the position through completion of the November elections.