Virginia House Speaker Don Scott on Tuesday set a Jan. 6 special election in House District 77, hours after Del. Mike Jones, D-Richmond, resigned his seat following his win in the Democratic firehouse primary for the open Senate District 15.

Del. Mike Jones (D-Richmond) has announced his resignation from the Virginia House of Delegates after winning the Democratic firehouse primary over the weekend.

Virginia Democrats will be holding a firehouse primary on Sunday to determine who will be representing them in the race to fill the Senate seat vacated by Lieutenant Governor-elect Ghazala Hashmi

Portsmouth, has set a Jan. 6 special election to fill the soon-to-be vacant seat of Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, D-Richmond, clearing the way for a fast, intraparty fight in one of the state’s safest Democratic districts.

State lawmaker Don Scott said Democrats are confident voters will support their efforts to “level the playing field.”

Virginia Tech saw the largest swing, moving 34 points leftward. Radford and Hampton were 23 point shifts. George Mason swung by 17.

Virginia Democrat Tom Perriello is the latest former House member seeking a comeback in 2016, launching a challenge to GOP Rep. John McGuire.

Democratic Delegate Mike Jones (Left) and Republican Defense Contractor John R. Thomas (Right) will face off in a special session for Lt. Governor-elect Ghazala Hashmi's Senate seat in January. After state Senator Ghazala Hashmi’s resounding Lt. Governor win last month, two candidates have emerged to take her Richmond-area seat.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia’s State Board of Elections has certified the results of the 2025 General Election. On Monday, Dec. 1, the Virginia Department of Elections announced on social media that the votes for the November General Election were certified.

Democracy requires our participation in the sustained work between elections, the Workers Circle’s Ann Toback and the Center for Common Ground’s Andrea Miller write.

Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Don Scott outlined the state's redistricting plans amid other states' efforts to make maps more favorable to Democrats or Republicans.