Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies; Stephen P. Hanna, professor of geography, and Sally Burkley, a 2022 UMW graduate who is now a student at William and Mary Law School, are coauthors of a book chapter, “Chuck Robb’s 1981 Gubernatorial Campaign and the Democratic Realignment.” The chapter was published by the University of Virginia Press in an edited volume, The New Dominion: The Twentieth-Century Elections that Shaped Modern Virginia.

Other recent media mentions for Stephen Farnsworth include:

Schapiro: Had Youngkin been on that stage… (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

“If he were on that stage, he would be almost as visible as Governor Hutchinson,” said Stephen Farnsworth, the University of Mary Washington politics analyst, referring to Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas, a back-of-the-pack candidate who — with Chris Christie, a former Trump loyalist — was front and center in refusing to back Trump as the 2024 nominee.

https://richmond.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/schapiro-had-youngkin-been-on-that-stage/article_ce8a76d8-4739-11ee-9104-27a862f25d00.html

Commonwealth’s attorney candidates spar over rising crime, partnering with police, criminal justice reform (Prince William Times)

The candidates, both 52, answered a series of questions from moderator Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor and director of the University of Mary Washington Center for Leadership and Media Studies.

https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/commonwealths-attorney-candidates-spar-over-rising-crime-partnering-with-police-criminal-justice-reform/article_4dd40d7a-441d-11ee-be8d-7b661295ea0c.html

Trump to Surrender in Georgia Tonight (CTV News)

“This is absolutely the biggest legal threat that the former President faces,” said Stephen Farnsworth.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2752535

Donald Trump expected to surrender in Georgia (CP24)

“Well, of course, this is the greatest threat of all of the legal cases that the former President faces,” said Stephen Farnsworth.
https://www.cp24.com/video?clipId=2752477

Republican Presidential Candidates, Minus Trump, Spar Sharply (Voice of America)

“This is his moment,” Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington, said of DeSantis.

https://www.voanews.com/a/republican-presidential-candidates-minus-trump-spar-sharply/7239075.html

Trump to Skip First Republican Debate (CTV News)

“It’s without Trump on the stage but it won’t be without Trump in the conversation. The focus will be largely on the former president,” said Stephen Farnsworth.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2751678

Trump Likely to Upstage Opponents Even if Absent from Debate (Voice of America)

“It creates a very, very difficult environment for the other Republicans, because they have their own ideas for what they want to do with respect to key issues like the economy or Ukraine or immigration. But that doesn’t mean they’ll have much of a chance to talk about it. They’ll be asked about Donald Trump,” predicts Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington.

https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-likely-to-upstage-opponents-even-if-absent-from-debate-/7234944.html

Stephen Farnsworth, professor of Political Science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently presented an online lecture, "Comparing Mark Warner’s 2001 and 2020 Elections: the Declining Influence of Rural Voters in Virginia's Statewide Elections,” for the Sorensen Institute of the University of Virginia. The lecture was drawn from a book chapter, co-authored with Stephen P. Hanna, UMW professor of Geography, and Kate Seltzer, a 2021 graduate of UMW, that was recently published in the edited volume, Vibrant Virginia: Engaging the Commonwealth to Expand Economic Vitality (Virginia Tech Publishing, 2022).

Other recent news mentions for Farnsworth include:

Prospects of Third-Party Candidates in 2024 (ARD German Public Radio)

“It is pretty clear that many of the leaders of the No Labels movement are Republicans hoping to torpedo Joe Biden’s re-election campaign,” said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington.

Listen to the segment.

In Prince William County, Data Centers Tangle Democratic Party Politics Ahead Of Fall Elections (DCist News)
But there’s a chance that frustration over the data center issue could chip away at Democrats’ advantage, according to Stephen Farnsworth, a professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington. “Every now and then, something like this comes along that really has the opportunity to scramble the more conventional politics,” he said, noting that land-use controversies often play that role in Northern Virginia.
https://dcist.com/story/23/07/27/as-an-example-of-the-prosperity-data-center-revenue-can-create/

This year’s legislative elections might be historically expensive (WVTF)
Stephen Farnsworth at the University of Mary Washington says that money will start flowing after Labor Day. “At that point, the parties will also know which candidates have raised a lot of money on their own, which candidates are showing real promise, which candidates may not be as good an investment,” Farnsworth says. “And so, when you start thinking about where to put your money, it really is a matter of triage. Where can that money do the most good?”
https://www.wvtf.org/news/2023-07-26/this-years-legislative-elections-might-be-historically-expensive

Why Virginia Is the State to Watch in the 2023 Elections (U.S. News)

“Youngkin is no longer the relatively unknown candidate of two years ago – he now has a conservative record that Democrats can run against,” says University of Mary Washington political scientist Stephen Farnsworth. In addition, Trump’s legal cases could keep him in the public eye in a way he wasn’t in the fall of 2021, potentially scaring Democratic voters to head to the polls.

With General Assembly up for grabs, disclosures show record amounts of campaign cash (WVTF)
The latest round of campaign finance disclosures saw a record amount of campaign cash for an off-year election, and Stephen Farnsworth at the University of Mary Washington says we’re just getting started. “Republicans have traditionally had the advantage in fundraising, but that has fallen away in recent years with Democratic gains in the legislature and in statewide offices,” Farnsworth says. “Youngkin gives Republicans a chance to fight in a very competitive way with respect to the amount of money that can be put into these campaigns.”
https://www.wvtf.org/news/2023-07-20/with-general-assembly-up-for-grabs-disclosures-show-record-amounts-of-campaign-cash