2025 Virginia gubernatorial election
The 2025 Virginia gubernatorial election will be held on November 4, 2025. Incumbent Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin will be ineligible to run for re-election, as the Constitution of Virginia prohibits the state's governors from serving consecutive terms. Republican primary

Candidates

Potential

 Jason Miyares, Attorney General of Virginia (2022–present)
 Winsome Sears, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia (2022–present)

Polling

Democratic primary

Candidates

Publicly expressed interest
 Abigail Spanberger, U.S. Representative for Virginia's 7th congressional district (2019–present)
 Levar Stoney, mayor of Richmond (2017–present) and former Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia (2014–2016)

Declined
 Eileen Filler-Corn, state delegate (2010–present) and former Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates (2020–2022) (running for U.S. House)
 Jennifer Wexton, U.S. Representative for Virginia's 10th congressional district (2019–present)

Independents

Candidates

Publicly expressed interest
Denver Riggleman, former Republican U.S. Representative for  (2019–2021)

General election

Polling

with Winsome Sears and Abigail Spanberger

with Jason Miyares and Abigail Spanberger

Notes

References

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