Election 2019
As the vote results streamed in Tuesday, Republican Del. Tony Wilt of Broadway took a conservative approach to calling his victory.
Taking a second straight loss in stride, Democrat Brent Finnegan cast his campaign for the 26th House of Delegates District on Tuesday less in…
Incumbent Sen. Emmett Hanger, R-Mount Solon, took his seventh four-year term over Democrat Annette Hyde in Tuesday's General Election.
VERONA — Chris Runion will serve his first term in the General Assembly after winning the 25th House of Delegates District election on Tuesday.
State Sen. Mark Obenshain, R-Rockingham, was reelected Tuesday night by a margin of 65% to 35%, according to the Virginia Department of Electi…
Follow the DN-R reporters' live tweets from around the city/county on Election Day:
The last time a Democrat had control of the 26th House of Delegates District seat was in 1981, when Lewis Parker was elected, but what has bee…
Constituents in the 25th House of Delegates District have elected the same legislator for more than 20 years, but voters will select a new rep…
As experts track the increasing political divides in the country nationally, candidates for the 26th Senate District said that local residents were not giving into partisan extremism.
State Sen. Emmett Hanger, R-Mount Solon, isn’t afraid to step away from his party when it comes to voting on legislation, earning a voting rec…
Republicans have held the majority in the House of Delegates since 1999. But as next month’s elections loom, Democrats need to win two seats t…
Health care, supporting alternative energy sources and immigration were a few of the topics discussed during Monday’s town hall with Democrat …
The last time all 140 seats in the General Assembly were up for grabs, the area had only two districts with contested races. Four years later …
As Republicans hold a majority in the House of Delegates and Senate by only one seat in both chambers, Virginia has become an election fundrai…
HARRISONBURG — While candidates shared their opinions on a variety of issues Friday at Eastern Mennonite University, the decriminalization of …
HARRISONBURG — Sen. Emmett Hanger, R-Mount Solon, and Democratic challenger Annette Hyde shared similar ideas during a debate for the Daily Ne…
HARRISONBURG — With the opportunity to take the majority of both the state House and Senate next month, Democrats are out-raising Republicans,…
HARRISONBURG — The general election is 19 days away and voter registrar offices across the state are preparing for the expected turnout.
BROADWAY — Broadway will elect its first mayor to a four-year term in November, and two candidates are eyeing the seat.
HARRISONBURG — With a table full of assorted pies and the crisp fall weather to bring in the season, Republicans from across the county and ci…
VERONA — If elected as Augusta County clerk of court, Del. Steve Landes, R-Weyers Cave, said he would establish an advisory committee to provi…
WEYERS CAVE — Democrats running to represent parts of the Valley came out to Weyers Cave on Tuesday to meet with constituents and show their u…
ELKTON — Republican Del. Rob Bell and Democrat Elizabeth Alcorn, two candidates running for the House of Delegates 58th District, participated…
HARRISONBURG — The last time Rockingham County saw an election, voter turnout hit a one-digit percentage. With less than 50 days to go until t…
VERONA — It has been more than six months since Del. Steve Landes, R-Weyers Cave, announced his name would be under a different position on th…
HARRISONBURG — Democrats from Rockingham County and Harrisonburg City came together on Sunday night for a fundraiser dinner celebrating campai…
Editor’s note: Information on the candidates was compiled from current and past interviews, previous Daily News-Record reports and online camp…
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