Parties Look to Legislative Elections Looming in Virginia as Testing Ground for 2024

Republicans are looking to test new messaging on abortion, while Democrats are trying to keep their 2020 coalition intact.

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Governor Youngkin on June 15, 2023, at Arlington, Virginia. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

On November 7, voters in Virginia will head to the polls for the general assembly and state senate elections, and the results will be closely watched as national political parties prepare for 2024.

At the center of the campaign are Governor Youngkin and state Republicans’ proposed 15-week abortion ban, which they are pushing as a compromise position on the issue.

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