Clockwise from top left: 41st House District Democratic candidate Lily Franklin, 82nd District Democratic candidate Kimberly Pope Adams, Del. Kim Taylor, R-Petersburg and District 71 Democratic candidate Jessica Anderson. These are four of the roughly 80 women running for Virginia’s House of Delegates in the November 2025 election. (Photos courtesy of campaigns)
Could Virginia become part of a growing national movement to elect presidents based on securing the popular vote?
Though America is in its 47th presidency (with many presidents serving multiple terms), just five times has a candidate won the popular vote but lost the election. Although the majority of Americans