The Virginia Law Enforcement Sheriffs' Association represents the 86 sheriffs serving Virginia's counties and independent cities.
October 08, 2025
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organizational
Describes the membership scope of the statewide sheriffs' association in Virginia.
Virginia's local government structure includes counties and independent cities.
October 08, 2025
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structural
General description of Virginia's sub-state political subdivisions.
Jay Jones was a Democratic candidate running for Virginia attorney general in 2025.
January 01, 2025
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temporal
Candidate status for the 2025 Virginia attorney general election.
Mark Warner and Tim Kaine were the two Democratic U.S. senators representing the state of Virginia in 2025.
January 01, 2025
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temporal
U.S. Senate representation for Virginia.
Abigail Spanberger was a Democratic candidate running for governor of Virginia in 2025.
January 01, 2025
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temporal
Candidate status for the 2025 Virginia gubernatorial election.
Virginia voters had not split their ticket in a statewide election since 2005.
January 01, 2005
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temporal
Historical pattern of voting behavior in Virginia statewide elections.
In Virginia, candidates for governor and lieutenant governor run for and are elected to their offices separately rather than on a single ticket.
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procedural
Describes the electoral structure for statewide executive offices in Virginia.
Virginia and New Jersey are among the few U.S. states that hold statewide elections in the year after U.S. presidential elections, and gubernatorial contests held in those off-year cycles are often treated as referenda on the newly elected president.
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electoral
Explains the timing of statewide elections in Virginia and New Jersey and how those contests are commonly interpreted.
Tim Kaine is a United States Senator representing the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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biographical
Identifies elected federal office held.
Winsome Earle-Sears is the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.
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biographical
Current state executive officeholder title.
Abigail Spanberger is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia.
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biographical
Biographical background of a political candidate.
Virginia is widely considered a politically competitive U.S. state where both the Republican and Democratic parties actively compete for control.
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contextual
General background on the state's partisan competitiveness used in political reporting and analysis.
Virginia and New Jersey are the only U.S. states that hold gubernatorial elections in the calendar year immediately following a U.S. presidential election.
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temporal
State election scheduling for gubernatorial contests