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Virginians have made their voices heard in the 2024 election. Michael Pope and Jeff Schapiro – political columnist at the Richmond Times-Dispatch – break down the results from across the Commonwealth.
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"It ain't strategists. It's ain't pollsters. It's not slick ad people," Kaine said. "It's you."
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The contest pitted two veterans against each other in a swing seat that Democrats held by five points after 2022 redistricting.
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In Albemarle County, officials reported more than 60% of potential voters had cast ballots early, by mail or in-person by noon.
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Residents in Damascus are casting their votes today, in a town that’s still rebuilding after devastating flooding in September from Hurricane Helene.
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Joe Staniunas talked to some Roanoke voters who showed up to vote Tuesday and found a mixture of anxiety and hope.
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Marian Fuller has been driving a school bus for more than 40 years.
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“It’s just letting us know what they see in the field, and I have no problem with that,” one election official said of previous DOJ monitoring. “They’re just doing their jobs like I am.”
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Television viewers in Northern Virginia have been hit with $16 million worth of political ads, according to data compiled by the Virginia Public Access Project, and viewers in Hampton Roads are swimming in $10 million worth of commercials.
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Environmentalists are gearing up to fight plans for another gas pipeline. Construction could begin in 2026, and fuel could be flowing through the 42-inch line by 2027. Some want the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, to okay the project and others argue it should not be built.
Live election results from NPR and the Associated Press
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