Virginia gubernatorial election, 2025 (June 17 Republican primary)
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| Filing deadline: April 3, 2025 |
| Primary: June 17, 2025 (canceled) General: November 4, 2025 |
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| Poll times: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Virginia |
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A Republican Party primary was expected to take place on June 17, 2025, in Virginia to determine which candidate would earn the right to run as the party's nominee in the state's gubernatorial election on November 4, 2025. The primary was not needed after only one Republican candidate filed for the seat.
Winsome Earle-Sears advanced from the Republican primary for Governor of Virginia.
This page focuses on Virginia's Republican Party gubernatorial primary. For more in-depth information on Virginia's Democratic gubernatorial primary and the general election, see the following pages:
- Virginia gubernatorial election, 2025 (June 17 Democratic primary)
- Virginia gubernatorial election, 2025
Candidates and election results
Republican primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
Did not make the ballot:
Candidate profiles
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Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office:
- Lieutenant Governor of Virginia (Assumed office: 2022)
- Virginia House of Delegates (2002-2004)
Biography: Earle-Sears earned a bachelor's degree from Old Dominion University in 1992 and a master's degree in organizational leadership from Regent University in 2003. She served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1983 to 1986. Her other career experience includes working as an electrician and managing a business.
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This information was current as of the candidate's run for Governor of Virginia in 2025.
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Virginia
Campaign finance
The section and tables below contain data from financial reports submitted to state agencies. The data is gathered and made available by Transparency USA.
State profile
| Demographic data for Virginia | ||
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| Virginia | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 8,367,587 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 39,490 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 69% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 19.2% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 6% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 3.2% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 8.6% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 88.3% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 36.3% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $65,015 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 13% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Virginia. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Virginia
Virginia voted for the Democratic candidate in five out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, five are located in Virginia, accounting for 2.43 percent of the total pivot counties.[1]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Virginia had five Retained Pivot Counties, 2.76 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
