2025 Virginia gubernatorial election

The 2025 Virginia gubernatorial election will be held on November 4, 2025. Current Republican governor Glenn Youngkin cannot run for re-election since state's governors cannot run for two consecutive terms.

2025 Virginia gubernatorial election

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Nominee Winsome Earle-Sears Abigail Spanberger Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent Governor Glenn Youngkin Republican

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Winsome Sears, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia (2022–present)^[1]

Declined

• Jason Miyares, Attorney General of Virginia (2022–present) (running for re-election)^[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Abigail Spanberger, U.S. representative from Virginia's 7th congressional district (2019–present)^[3]

Withdrawn

• Levar Stoney, mayor of Richmond (2017–present) and former Virginia Secretary of the Commonwealth (2014–2016) (running for lieutenant governor)^[4]