Our wins this year build on our success last cycle, when we won full legislative control in Virginia by defending the Democratic majority in the state Senate and flipping the House of Delegates blue. This year, the stakes were high as we geared up for the first major electoral test of the Trump 2.0 era. Every seat in the state House was up for reelection, and the DLCC worked with leaders and partners on the ground to build one of the strongest programs in the country. On election night, this resulted in flipping 13 seats blue and Virginia’s largest Democratic majority in nearly 40 years.
In just a single decade, Virginia House Democrats went from a near superminority to a near supermajority thanks to strategic investments made by the DLCC cycle-over-cycle.
The DLCC was the first national organization to invest in Virginia this election, spending over $2 million to build the early infrastructure needed to hold and expand our single-seat House majority, and we played a key role in guiding the districts, strategy, and investments that led Democrats to a monumental victory in one of the nation’s most important battleground states.
Up Next: January Special Election
Virginia Democrats have defended their hard-won majority in the state Senate for years, and the next key moment in the fight to keep Virginia blue is approaching in the form of a January special election, with the majority at stake. Read more about our upcoming special elections.
Virginia Victories
In 2023, the DLCC helped flip the Virginia House of Delegates blue. This November, every seat in the chamber is up for election, making Virginia one of 2025’s most critical battlegrounds. To ensure Virginia Democrats retain their majority, the DLCC is shining its Spotlight on some of the most competitive candidates on the ballot this fall.
News on the Ground
- DLCC invests another $1.5 million into Virginia state elections (Virginia Mercury)
- Virginia Elections Will Test the Backlash Against Musk – and Democrats are Ready with a Plan (The Guardian)