Early vote soars in Virginia’s 2025 election (WVTF)

Stephen Farnsworth is a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington. He said it could mean Republicans have learned from years past, when national Republicans criticized early voting. But that means it could eat into day-of turnout this year.

“Locking in votes of people who are going to vote your side,” Farnsworth said in an interview Monday. “You’ve really made election day an easier day for you because then you can concentrate your energies on those who haven’t voted yet.”

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2 Northern Virginia races could determine which party has majority in House of Delegates (WTOP)

Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington, said the House of Delegates majority is “going to be determined by the outcome in these outer ring suburban communities.” That includes districts in places such as Chesterfield County and Hampton Roads, Farnsworth said, and two districts in Prince William County.

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Democrat Elizabeth Guzman outraising Ian Lovejoy in county’s most competitive race (Prince William Times)

“A vow not to take Dominion money is only so principled if you’re accepting money from Dominion funneled through another entity,” said Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington. “It’s up to the voters to determine if taking money indirectly from Dominion is a problem or not.” 

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