The upcoming Virginia gubernatorial election will make history, with the state’s first female governor poised to take office in January, but it is not generating as much money as some past races.

GOP districts in Virginia are dominating early-voting tallies, which show over 420,000 ballots cast to date, ahead of the Nov. 4 elections.

The party’s candidate for state attorney general joked about shooting a Republican lawmaker in messages that surface weeks before statewide votes.

Virginia's gubernatorial candidates Abigail Spanberger and Winsome Earle-Sears will debate on Thursday. The two will meet at Norfolk State University. Regardless of who wins the race in November, this is a historic election as Virginia will elect its first female governor.

Republicans are seizing on recently unearthed violent rhetoric from Virginia's Democratic candidate for attorney general in a push to re-shape the state's governor's race — and tarnish the Democratic Party nationally — less than a month before Election Day.

A letter from Arlington Bishop Michael Burbidge and Richmond Bishop Barry Knestout said the amendment would “allow virtually unlimited abortion at any stage.”