Virginia’s General Assembly Elections Drawing Intense National Interest, Money

Despite record spending, hot debates over abortion, voters appear ambivalent about Nov. 7 election with early voting below 2019 levels. But that could change

Early in-person voting for Virginia’s Nov. 7 General Assembly elections began Sept. 22 at polling sites statewide, such as the Fairfax County Government Center in Fairfax. Terri Wu/The Epoch Times

More than 320,000 Virginians have cast ballots in the commonwealth’s Nov. 7 local and state elections, which are being closely watched nationwide in what is being called “the first election of the 2024 campaign cycle.”

According to data supplied by the Virginia Department of Elections and published by the Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP), 320,817 had cast early ballots in the election by the close of business on Oct. 19, including nearly 180,000 in-person and more than 140,000 by mail.