Virginia House of Delegates

A long-serving Democratic member of the House of Delegates from northern Virginia has resigned his seat. The move by Del. Mark Keam will set up a special election to fill the vacancy in the blue-leaning district. The election does not have the possibility of impacting the current GOP House majority. According to a spokesman for GOP House Speaker Todd Gilbert,...

A federal judge has agreed to an accelerated schedule for a new lawsuit that seeks to force members of Virginia’s Republican-controlled House of Delegates to face unscheduled elections this fall. House elections held in 2021 were supposed to be the first held under constitutionally required redistricting based on the 2020 census. But because census results were delayed by the COVID-19...

An author who’s written extensively about Virginia politics has filed a new lawsuit seeking to force all 100 members of the state’s Republican-controlled House of Delegates to face an unscheduled election this year. The lawsuit brought by Jeff Thomas was filed two days after the dismissal of a similar lawsuit filed by Democratic Party activist Paul Goldman. The 2021 elections...

A three-judge panel has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to force all 100 members of Virginia’s Republican-controlled House of Delegates to face an unscheduled election this year. The court ruled that longtime Democratic Party activist Paul Goldman lacks standing to pursue his lawsuit. Goldman had argued that House members elected for two-year terms in November 2021 must run again in...

Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder reports on the fiery debate over forcing elections for every member of the Loudoun County School Board.

The House of Delegates has passed legislation on a party-line vote that requires schools to notify parents if their children are assigned books with sexually explicit content

Republicans in the Virginia House have defeated a measure that would have let voters decide whether to strip legally outdated language prohibiting gay marriage from the state Constitution

A recount for a Virginia state House seat has upheld the Republican candidate’s victory in last month’s election

A three-judge panel overseeing a recount in a close Virginia Beach state House race has upheld the Republican candidate’s victory

Election officials in Virginia are painstakingly recounting votes in one of two unresolved races that will settle whether Virginia Republicans have reclaimed the majority in the House of Delegates. Elections officials and representatives from both parties in Virginia Beach took part Thursday in the secondary counting of ballots requested by Democratic Del. Alex Askew. The freshman delegate currently represents the…

Democrats in two races where Republicans are leading by razor-thin margins will ask for recounts, leaving open a remote possibility of a 50-50 split in the chamber.

Virginia House Republicans have unanimously elected their leadership team for the upcoming legislative session, nominating Del

Days after Democrats conceded control of the Virginia House of Delegates to Republicans, Democrats have walked back that concession since two races appear headed for recounts

Republicans Glenn Youngkin and Winsome Sears won the governor’s and lieutenant governor’s races in Virginia, NBC News projects. Here’s what to know about some of the most closely watched elections in 2021.

Democrats and Republicans were locked in a battle for control of the Virginia House of Delegates on Wednesday, with some competitive races too early to call.

Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports on the final full day of campaigning in the race for Virginia governor.

A Republican candidate for the Virginia House of Delegates who teaches at Centreville High School in Fairfax County sparked concern after making anti-transgender remarks.

A Republican candidate for the Virginia House of Delegates sparked concern after making anti-transgender remarks. Julie Perry is also a teacher in at Centreville High School in Fairfax County. News4’s Jackie Bensen got reaction from the school system.

Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports on the special election to fill the House of Delegates seat vacated by former Delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy.

Two special elections for Virginia House seats are set for next week after sitting lawmakers resigned