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Tag Archives: Election 2026

Democratic congressional candidate Beth Macy to bring listening tour to Waynesboro

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Sixth District congressional candidate Beth Macy will travel to Waynesboro Monday night for the first stop on her listening tour.

Posted byCrystal GrahamNovember 23, 2025December 8, 2025Posted inLocal News, PoliticsTags: Ben Cline, Beth Macy, Election 2026, Local Politics, Virginia Politics, Waynesboro

Two Virginia congressional races are tightening: Not the ones out my way

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The Cook Political Report has adjusted its ratings in two Virginia congressional races for seats held by Republicans.

Posted byChris GrahamNovember 19, 2025Posted inLocal News, PoliticsTags: Congress, Elaine Luria, Election 2026, Local Politics, Virginia Politics

Author Beth Macy enters Sixth District race, will fight for those ‘left behind’

Beth Macy

Former journalist Beth Macy announced her candidacy for the Sixth District in Congress Tuesday night at a crowded fire station in Roanoke.

Posted byCrystal GrahamNovember 18, 2025November 18, 2025Posted inLocal News, PoliticsTags: Ben Cline, Beth Macy, Congress, Election 2026, Local Politics, Roanoke, Virginia Politics, Waynesboro

Pete Barlow: We don’t need congressional redistricting to win in the Sixth District

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To avoid congressional oversight and accountability, Donald Trump ignited a gerrymandering arms race that is redrawing districts in many states around the country.

Posted byLettersNovember 16, 2025December 8, 2025Posted inLocal News, PoliticsTags: Congress, Election 2026, Local Politics, Pete Barlow, Virginia Politics

The 2026 Sixth District congressional field is starting to get crowded

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We have a second candidate about to enter the race for the Democratic Party congressional nomination in the Sixth District, with a third maybe on the way – amid uncertainty about what the district will even look like next fall.

Posted byChris GrahamNovember 11, 2025Posted inLocal News, PoliticsTags: Beth Macy, Congress, Election 2026, Ken Mitchell, Local Politics, Pete Barlow, Virginia Politics

Wittman, Kiggans vulnerable, assuming they’re not gerrymandered out

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Don’t look now, but Democrat Abigail Spanberger won majorities in two congressional districts currently held by Republicans – Rob Wittman in the First District, and Jen Kiggans in the Second.

Posted byChris GrahamNovember 8, 2025Posted inVirginiaTags: Congress, Election 2026, Jen Kiggans, Rob Wittman, Virginia General Assembly

Seventh Democrat enters crowded field in Second District congressional race

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Another Democrat – a seventh (!) – has entered the race for the Democratic Party nomination in the Second Congressional District.

Posted byChris GrahamNovember 6, 2025November 6, 2025Posted inPolitics, VirginiaTags: Congress, Elaine Luria, Election 2026, Jen Kiggans

Can Ben Cline moderate the MAGA inside to survive the 2026 midterms?

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Ben Cline apparently hasn’t thought through what Tuesday’s election results in Virginia mean for his job security.

Posted byChris GrahamNovember 5, 2025Posted inLocal News, PoliticsTags: Ben Cline, Congress, Election 2026, Local Politics

Pete Barlow to Sixth District Democrats: Let’s be the big tent party

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Healthcare isn’t a red or blue issue, says Pete Barlow, an Augusta County Democrat running for Congress in the 2026 midterms cycle.

Posted byChris GrahamOctober 17, 2025December 8, 2025Posted inLocal News, PoliticsTags: Augusta County, Congress, Election 2026, Local Politics, Pete Barlow, Virginia Politics

Lisa Vedernikova Khanna: Soon-to-be new mom running for Congress

Lisa Vedernikova Khanna

When Lisa Vedernikova Khanna called her Russian immigrant mother a few months ago to tell her that she was running for Congress, mom was, let’s just say, a tad bit disappointed.

Posted byChris GrahamOctober 14, 2025October 21, 2025Posted inVirginiaTags: Congress, Election 2026, Lisa Vedernikova Khanna

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