Rising Electricity Costs Emerge as Key Campaign Issues in New Jersey, Virginia Races

Power bills may be among the factors that determine what party is in power in state houses and governors’ mansions in 2026.
Rising Electricity Costs Emerge as Key Campaign Issues in New Jersey, Virginia Races
The Amazon Fort Powhatan Solar Farm in Disputanta, Va., on Aug. 19, 2022. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
John Haughey
John Haughey
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The Nov. 4 New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial races are being closely watched as they spotlight issues that could determine how campaigns nationwide approach 2026’s midterm elections.

In both mid-Atlantic states’ elections, voters’ chief concerns include taxes, health care, job generation, and inflation in the context of affordability, with spiking grocery prices, rising housing costs, and skyrocketing utility bills among their sources of anxiety.

John Haughey
John Haughey
Reporter
John Haughey is an award-winning Epoch Times reporter who covers U.S. elections, U.S. Congress, energy, defense, and infrastructure. Mr. Haughey has more than 45 years of media experience. You can reach John via email at [email protected]
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