Voters in several Northern Virginia districts are nominating candidates Tuesday who could be elected to serve on the state’s House of Delegates.

FAIRFAX, Va. — Virginia Department of Elections officials have set a date for a special election to replace Fairfax County Del. David Bulova. The special election is set for Jan. 13, 2026.

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.

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.

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

More special elections are being set in Virginia’s legislature as a growing number of Democratic lawmakers depart the House of Delegates to join the incoming administration of Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger or pursue higher office.

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 Democrats hold a firehouse primary Sunday to choose their candidate for Senate District 15, vacated by Lieutenant Governor-elect Hashmi.

The special election to fill the seat of state Del. Candi Mundon King in Virginia’s 23rd District will be held Jan. 13.

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

Monday: Cold; breezy in the morning, with a high of 35 and low of 21 degrees.

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.