Spanberger sworn in as Virginia's 75th governor, Jay Jones sworn in as attorney general and Ghazala Hashmi sworn in as lieutenant governor at the state Capitol in Richmond. (Photos by @mschmidtrva.bsky.social).

Spotted at the #SpanbergerInauguration: U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff of California and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore. virginiamercury.com/2026/01/17/s...

About 5,000 people registered to attend Abigail Spanberger's inauguration as the 75th governor of Virginia. By 10:45 a.m., hundreds had gathered at the state Capitol. More updates: virginiamercury.com/2026/01/17/s...

The Made in Virginia Market, held Friday afternoon in Richmond, kicked off Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger's inauguration weekend. Spanberger, seen here greeting market attendees, will be sworn in as Virginia's 75th governor on Saturday. (Photo by Shannon Heckt/Virginia Mercury)

BREAKING: State Sen. Ghazala Hashmi has won the Virginia lieutenant governor's race, the Associated Press reports. More updates: virginiamercury.com/2025/11/04/e...

BREAKING: The Associated Press has called the Virginia governor’s race in Democrat Abigail Spanberger’s favor, as of 8:00 p.m. More updates from Spanberger’s victory party coming soon. virginiamercury.com/2025/11/04/e...

Less than an hour until polls close, Virginia! If you're in line at 7 p.m., you can still vote. PHOTOS of #ElectionDay 2025 in Virginia: virginiamercury.com/2025/11/04/e...

As votes continue rolling in, preparations are underway for Republican gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears' campaign watch party at the National Conference Center in Leesburg (Loudoun County). More live #ElectionDay updates: virginiamercury.com/2025/11/04/e...

Teddi Fishman, a Democratic poll greeter at a precinct in reliably red Hanover County, said several voters expressed support for Democratic governor nominee Abigail Spanberger this morning, which “surprised and encouraged” her. More on #ElectionDay in Virginia: virginiamercury.com/2025/11/04/e...

Voters trickled into the Stonebridge Recreation Center in North Chesterfield on Tuesday morning, where turnout was described as “steady but far from overwhelming” in the early hours of Election Day. We're posting live #ElectionDay updates here: virginiamercury.com/2025/11/04/e...

Chesapeake's No Kings protest drew 1,200 people, organizers said. virginiamercury.com/2025/10/18/t...

PHOTOS: No Kings rally in Richmond. Live coverage from here and elsewhere: virginiamercury.com/2025/10/18/r...

Henrico County is offering residents free water at several locations until 9 p.m., and local YMCAs are opening their doors to people who'd like to shower. Locations and details: https://buff.ly/3C1TK6T

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Democrat Jennifer McClellan has been re-elected to represent Virginia's 4th Congressional District, according to the Associated Press. More live election results here: virginiamercury.com/live-election-…

Republican Robb Wittman has won Virginia's 1st Congressional District race, according to the Associated Press. More live election results here: virginiamercury.com/live-election-…

Democrat Gerry Connolly wins reelection in Virginia’s 11th Congressional District, according to The Associated Press. More live election results: virginiamercury.com/live-election-…

Democrat Robert "Bobby" Scott wins reelection in Virginia's 3rd Congressional District, according to The Associated Press. More live results here: virginiamercury.com/live-election-…

Republican Morgan Griffith has been reelected in Virginia's 9th Congressional District election, according to the Associated Press. More live results here: virginiamercury.com/live-election-…

Republican Ben Cline has won Virginia's 6th Congressional District election, according to the Associated Press. More live elections results here: virginiamercury.com/live-election-…

Democrat Don Beyer has won Virginia's 8th Congressional District election, according to the Associated Press. More live elections results: virginiamercury.com/live-election-…

The Mercury's Deputy Editor/Senior Politics Reporter @MSchmidtRVA is live on @NBC12OYS's election analysis streaming show, alongside @urichmond's Dr. Ernest B. McGowen, breaking down what we've seen across the commonwealth on #electionday2024...watch: 12onyourside.com/2024/11/04/dec…

.@nathanielcline reports that according to David Bjerke, general registrar for the City of Falls Church, the city recorded a voter turnout of 80.1% by 5 p.m. More live #ElectionDay updates: virginiamercury.com/2024/11/05/liv…

By 2:15 pm, Chris Davis, a poll worker at Richmond’s Main Street Station, said that about 10% of votes cast had been through same-day registration, @charlottewords reports. He suspects that's due to the amount of VCU and other students that live in the area. #Election2024

Good morning, happy #ElectionDay! Polls are open until 7pm. If you're on the way to cast your ballot, check out our Voter guide before you go + follow our reporters @MSchmidtRVA, @charlottewords, @nathanielcline & @CPaullinVA for updates. virginiamercury.com/voter-guide/20…

In a wild election season, these 7 states — with disparate identities and spanning the nation — will decide our next president: virginiamercury.com/2024/09/23/the…

Who's on the ballot in Virginia's congressional and U.S. Senate races, and what are their policy priorities? Read our voter guide to get informed before you head to the polls: virginiamercury.com/voter-guide/20…

“We win Virginia, the race is over,” former president Donald Trump told a crowd of more than a thousand at Historic Greenbrier Farms in Chesapeake on Friday, reports @charlottewords. virginiamercury.com/2024/06/28/tru…

Throughout Virginia, scientists are documenting significant warming of water temperatures, which experts say has “huge cascading effects on ecosystems.” virginiamercury.com/2024/04/15/war…

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