Virginia state Sen. Mark Peake said Monday he is stepping down as chairman of the Virginia Republican Party, citing a need to focus on next year’s legislative session. Peake stepped into the position earlier this year after President Donald Trump nominated former Chairman Rich Anderson to be the Air Force’s assistant secretary.

State Sen. Mark Peake said he’ll step down Dec. 31 as chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia after eight months in the role, following big election losses.

Virginia Sen. Mark Warner announced his 2026 re-election campaign in a video posted to social media on Dec. 2.

Virginia Tech saw the largest swing, moving 34 points leftward. Radford and Hampton were 23 point shifts. George Mason swung by 17.

To recap, Virginia Democrats captured the governorship (Abigail Spanberger), the lieutenant governorship (Ghazala Hashmi) and the attorney general job (Jay Jones). They also rode that sweep into flipping 13 seats from red to blue, including two in Central Virginia that represent significant portions of the Tri-City area.

With November’s stinging election results not even a month behind the Virginia GOP, their chairman, state Sen. Mark Peake, announced that he will be stepping down. Joe Thomas is The Daily Signal’s Virginia correspondent. He is a 37-year broadcasting veteran with 17 years covering Virginia from the marches to the memorials and everything in between.

Incumbent Democratic Senator Mark Warner announced his bid for re-election in a video posted to social media Tuesday.

Virginia Senator Mark Warner announced his campaign for reelection to the United States Senate in 2026 on Tuesday. In a video posted to social media, Warner cited

Virginia’s election has created an opportunity to restore stability and integrity to the commonwealth’s public university system, law professor Stuart S. Malawer writes in a guest column.