Democrats maintained control of the state’s House of Delegates, keeping alive their path to redrawing the state’s congressional districts before the midterms.

Virginia state Democrats have maintained control of the state House, widening their narrow majority and ensuring continued unified control of state government heading into the 2026 midterms. Democrats,

The control of state-level legislative bodies increasingly serves as a temperature check of how folks feel about the federal government.

Hampton Roads and Northern Virginia drive Democratic gains as political map shifts blue, with Republicans seeing reduced turnout in traditional strongholds.

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Democrats went into Election Day holding 51 House of Delegates seats. They emerged with at least 64, according to unofficial results. Four those flips occurred in Hampton Roads districts.

Zohran Mamdani’s victory as the new Mayor of New York, along with Abigail Spanberger’s win as Governor of Virginia and Mikie Sherrill’s in New Jersey, underscored a strong nationwide shift toward the Democrats.

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