In 2023, the DLCC helped win 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 are high as we gear up for the first major electoral test of the Trump 2.0 era. Every seat in the state House is up for reelection and Virginia voters have an opportunity to elect a Democratic trifecta.
The DLCC has already put $750,000 into Virginia to build the early infrastructure we’ll need to hold and expand on our single-seat House majority, and we will play a key role in guiding the districts, strategy, and investments that lead Democrats to victory in one of the nation’s most important battleground states.
The Virginia Roadmap Memo lays out The DLCC’s 2025 strategy to defend and build sustainable Democratic power in the commonwealth.
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.
Elizabeth Guzman is a social worker and former state delegate running for the Virginia House this November to flip her district blue.
Del. Josh Thomas is an attorney and Marine Corps veteran running to defend his seat in the Virginia House this November.
May Nivar is a business leader and daughter of immigrants running for the Virginia House this November to flip her district blue.
Lily Franklin came within 183 votes of winning a Republican-leaning seat in 2023, and this November she’s running again to flip the district blue!
Del. Joshua Cole is a local pastor running for reelection to the Virginia House after helping flip the chamber blue in 2023.
Leslie Mehta is an attorney running for the Virginia House this November to flip her district blue.
Jessica Anderson is returning to the ballot for the Virginia House this November to flip her district blue after a Republican was elected by less than 700 votes in 2023.
Del. Nadarius Clark has a background in community organizing and is running this November to defend his seat in the Virginia House.
Lindsey Dougherty is a Senior Research Administrator at Virginia Commonwealth University, running to flip a seat in the Virginia House this November.
Kimberly Pope Adams is a financial audit expert running again to flip her Virginia House district blue after mounting an incredibly strong campaign in 2023 that came within just 53 votes of unseating a Republican incumbent.
Del. Michael Feggans is a U.S. Air Force Veteran running for reelection to the Virginia House to help protect the chamber’s Democratic majority.
Kacey Carnegie is an attorney from Deep Creek running to flip a seat in the Virginia House this November.
