David Williams, a Virginia Republican, launched his Senate campaign on Tuesday, challenging Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) in the 2026 midterm elections .

Williams is running as a Republican aligned with President Donald Trump , even after the GOP lost control of the governor’s mansion with the election of Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger over Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R-VA).

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Republicans also lost the lieutenant governor’s race, as well as the attorney general race, as Democrats expanded control of the House of Delegates to

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