A man fleeing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents ran out onto a busy highway and was struck and killed Thursday in Virginia, authorities said.

The race is widely regarded as a bellwether for national politics, with both parties closely monitoring the contest's outcome.

Reports revealed Virginia AG candidate Jay Jones’s wife donated to the Minnesota Freedom Fund, which posted bail for accused rapists, murderers and other offenders.

Early voting is already underway in the Virginia governor's race where voters will pick a replacement for Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin.

Virginia Democrats are taking steps to redraw their state’s US House districts, hoping to boost the party’s chances in next year’s midterm elections and counter President Donald Trump’s push for more partisan districts in Republican-run states.

Democrat Abigail Spanberger and Republican Winsome Earle-Sears present different ideas for the future of Virginia, from economic priorities to stances on education and abortion.

Ms Spanberger has embraced her inner wonk on the campaign trail and, if the polls are accurate, it seems to be working. A former narcotics cop and CIA officer, she now leads Winsome Earle-Sears, the state’s Republican lieutenant-governor, by around nine points in polling averages. Her stump speech is about Virginia’s economy.

René Harvey and her wife arrived at a Roanoke Valley pride celebration in October carrying deep-seated worries about all that could go wrong. The couple had been to the region's annual pride festival before,