It took decades for seven Tribes in Virginia to be recognized by the federal government as sovereign nations. Now, getting state codes and regional programs updated to include their governments is proving just as grueling.

Democrats scored wins in two of three battleground districts in Virginia.Michael Pope and Radio IQ politics analyst Jeff Schapiro dive into the results.

The big blue wave that swamped many states did not reach into central and southern Virginia where Democrat Tom Perriello had hoped to unseat Fifth Congressional District incumbent John McGuire. Perriello and his supporters remained hopeful late into the night— refusing to admit defeat.

Taylor took the stage to declare victory in the highly competitive race for Virginia’s 1st Congressional District.

Republican Ben Cline has won a fifth term representing Virginia’s 6th District in the U.S. House of Representatives, defeating Democratic author Beth Macy.

In Virginia’s 9th District, incumbent Republican Congressman Morgan Griffith beat Democratic challenger Joy Powers. This deeply red district in Southwest Virginia hasn’t elected a Democrat for the seat in over a decade.

Senator Mark Warner has been reelected to his fourth and final term in the United States Senate.

The typically competitive district is often viewed as a bellwether for national trends.

The once ruby red First Congressional District was expanded to include Richmond suburbs in 2022.

In early October, the state closed an estuary in the Northern Neck to shellfish harvesting after some 28 people in 14 states were sickened by a rare form of salmonella.It was traced to raw oysters sold by a single company in Virginia.