Tuesday's Democratic gubernatorial primary might seem like a first glimpse at the 2010 election. But it's not.
By Mike Madden Jun 9, 2009
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Controversial Virginia Republican Rep. Virgil Goode has apparently lost his reelection fight by 745 votes, but he'll reportedly be asking for a recount.
By Gabriel Winant
November 24, 2008
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Hispanic voters played a pivotal role in this election. If current trends continue, they may turn other parts of the country as blue as they just turned New Mexico.
By Alex Koppelman
November 13, 2008
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The polls were right after all, and it was the economy, stupid, but there were still some surprises in the final results.
By Paul Maslin
November 6, 2008
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A final rally in the Virginia suburbs is the last stop in an epic campaign.
By Thomas Schaller
November 4, 2008
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In yet another sign that the state is turning blue, its 13 Electoral College votes have apparently gone to Barack Obama.
By Alex Koppelman
November 4, 2008
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The first Senate pickup for the Democrats is an easy call
By Andrew Leonard
November 4, 2008
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Howard Dean's pollster tells you the five things to look for in early returns Tuesday.
By Paul Maslin
November 4, 2008
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I volunteered to phone bank for the McCain campaign, and recorded some of the calls. And now I'm more confused than ever about what an "undecided" voter is.
By Angela Valdez
November 3, 2008
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An Obama-propelled increase in African-American turnout, already apparent in early voting, may put more Democrats in Congress.
By Alex Koppelman
October 30, 2008
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In newly swinging Virginia, the GOP base showed love for their "true conservative" -- who may be eyeing the White House beyond McCain.
By Mike Madden
October 28, 2008
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Two new polls show Barack Obama leading John McCain by double digits in the state, which could seal the deal for Obama.
By Alex Koppelman
October 6, 2008
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In Virginia, retiring Sen. Warner refuses to say he'll back Republican candidate Gilmore.
October 5, 2008
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Talking to Norfolk servicemen's wives, the potential first lady hopes to prove her empathy -- and the corrosiveness of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars -- in a battleground state's most contested area.
By Aries Keck
August 8, 2008
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A Virginia courthouse may have inadvertently beaten California to the punch by accidentally marrying two men.
By Catherine Price
June 24, 2008
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Salon asks a round table of experts to predict where the presidential election will be won or lost. It's not just about Ohio anymore.
By Thomas F. Schaller
June 24, 2008
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This November, a Democratic victory will probably hinge on the Electoral College votes of a handful of swing states. Howard Dean's pollster examines 17 fall battlegrounds, one by one.
By Paul Maslin
May 16, 2008
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What would it take for Clinton to concede defeat? An insider remembers -- and draws lessons from -- the backroom deals that ended another brutal, racially charged Democratic slugfest.
By Dan Conley
May 8, 2008
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For some reason, Mike Huckabee is still running for president. Is he really auditioning for the No. 2 job -- or a show at Fox News?
By Mike Madden
February 14, 2008
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As Clinton and Obama spoke to Virginia Democrats on Saturday, the crowd's response -- and returns from Nebraska, Washington and Louisiana -- showed how the tide is turning.
By Walter Shapiro
February 10, 2008
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Four centuries before S.R. Sidarth delivered the Senate to the Democrats, East Indians had already arrived in Virginia.
By Andrew Leonard
May 15, 2007
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A group of Virginia parishes secedes over same-sex marriage and a gay bishop.
By Page Rockwell
December 18, 2006
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Yep -- unto Mary a child shall be born.
By Page Rockwell
December 6, 2006
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Tom Schaller may think the Democrats can whistle past Dixie and still win, but that's a recipe for disaster.
By Ed Kilgore
November 28, 2006
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Salon's guide to robo-calls, push polls, vigilantes and other murky dealings from this year's elections.
By Alex Koppelman and Lauren Shell
November 21, 2006
Five things the Virginia election results don't mean
Goode goes down -- maybe
A permanent Democratic majority?
How Obama won, by the numbers
The end of a long journey for Obama
How to read the numbers on Election Day
I made 100 phone calls for John McCain
Black voters may lead Democratic wave 
Sarah Palin, still rockin' the right
Michelle Obama's military strategy
I now pronounce you male applicant and female applicant
The swing states of 2008
How will Barack Obama get to 270?
What does Hillary want?
What the Huck?
Hillary's time of troubles
A Macacan history lesson
Yes, Democrats do need the South!
The GOP's dirty deeds of 2006
Joan Walsh
GigaOM Network
Glenn Greenwald