Activists say they want Virginia to follow D.C. and allow convicted felons to vote from prison, but Democrats are taking a more moderate approach in pushing for voting rights to be automatically restored after someone is released.

Voters will choose all the House of Delegates members using old districts, instead of newly redrawn maps.

The special elections are to fill two seats in Virginia’s House of Delegates that were held by Democrats, one of which resigned to run for governor and the other to become a judge.

Former Republican House Speaker Kirk Cox is running for governor, with a campaign ad that refers to a “self-inflicted recession” and a call to fight against Democratic cancel culture.

Juli Briskman antagonized Trump at his golf course for three years, but says she’s ready to bury the hatchet now that Joe Biden was elected. Some Trump supporters, with backing from prominent Virginia Republicans, don’t accept the results of the vote.

Former Vice President Joe Biden won Virginia by nine points, but some Democrats worry that some stumbles are opening the door for Republicans to claw back power.

With a new constitutional amendment, Virginia will hand responsibility for drawing districts to a bipartisan commission of lawmakers and citizens, instead of allowing lawmakers to do it themselves.

As polls close throughout the D.C. region, people are coming together to wait, watch, protest, and celebrate.

Biden’s win over President Trump further cements Virginia’s status as a blue state in presidential races — as well as many statewide contests.

Vietnamese Americans have long aligned with the Republican Party, which they credit for opposing Communism. But a new generation is pulling closer to Democrats, and the divide has been on full display at the Eden Center in Falls Church.