See below for video from last night’s SD39 Democratic forum, as well as information on today’s SD39 Democratic “firehouse primary” (see below for locations where you can vote), as well as the HD11 and HD23 special elections today (from 6 am to 7 pm at your regular polling locations). Busy times in Virginia politics for sure!




- There will be two special elections for House of Delegates today (January 13): for the safe-blue HD11 seat previously held by Del. David Bulova, who is heading into the Spanberger administration as Secretary of Natural Resources; and for the also-safe-blue HD23 seat previously held by Del. Candi Mundon King, who is heading into the Spanberger administration as Secretary of the Commonwealth. HD11 Democratic nominee Gretchen Bulova (who won the nomination on 12/16/25) is facing Republican Adam Wise, while HD23 Democratic nominee Margaret Angela Franklin (who also won the nomination on 12/16/25) is facing Republican Vern Robinson.






![Video: Fmr. VA Del. Wendy Gooditis (D-Clarke) Announces Her Candidacy for U.S. House; Says “President Trump and Ben Cline [R-VA06] have attacked our health care, our jobs, and our democracy, and they are hurting families across Virginia”](https://bluevirginia.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/goodiitisvideo-238x178.jpg)






![Video: On the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, VA Gov.-Elect Abigail Spanberger Says She’ll Tell Trump Administration “we do not want [ICE] trying to sow fear, sow division within our communities”](https://bluevirginia.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/spancolbert-100x75.jpg)
