2025 Virginia gubernatorial election

The 2025 Virginia gubernatorial election will be held on November 4, 2025. Incumbent Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin will be ineligible to run for re-election, as the Constitution of Virginia prohibits the state's governors from serving consecutive terms.

Publicly expressed interest

 * Winsome Sears, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia (2022–present)

Potential

 * Amanda Chase, former state senator (2016–2024) and candidate for governor in 2021
 * Jason Miyares, Attorney General of Virginia (2022–present)
 * Rob Wittman, U.S. Representative from VA's 1st congressional district (2007–present)

Declared

 * Abigail Spanberger, U.S. Representative from VA's 7th congressional district (2019–present)

Withdrawn

 * Levar Stoney, mayor of Richmond (2017–present) and former Virginia Secretary of the Commonwealth (2014–2016) (running for lieutenant governor)

Declined

 * Elaine Luria, former U.S. Representative from VA's 2nd congressional district (2019–2023) (endorsed Spanberger)
 * Terry McAuliffe, former governor of Virginia (2014–2018) and nominee for governor in 2021  (endorsed Stoney)
 * Ralph Northam, former governor of Virginia (2018–2022) (endorsed Spanberger)
 * Jennifer Wexton, U.S. Representative from VA's 10th congressional district (2019–present) (endorsed Spanberger)

Polling

 * Winsome Sears vs. Abigail Spanberger


 * Jason Miyares vs. Abigail Spanberger