Attorney General-elect Ken Cuccinelli is looking to predecessors from both parties for guidance on running the state’s law office, as well as enlisting the lawyer who beat Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell in court on a transportation fix that was ruled unconstitutional.

RICHMOND — Gov. Timothy Kaine will return to teaching at the University of Richmond after his four-year term ends in January.

In his first day as governor-elect, Bob McDonnell yesterday announced his transition committee leaders, including Tom Farrell, chairman and CEO of the state’s largest utility, Dominion Resources.

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, the National Democratic Committee chairman, and House Republican Whip Eric I. Cantor of Henrico County squared off on the “Today” show this morning over the impact of yesterday’s elections that saw Republicans capture governorships here and in New Jersey.

RICHMOND (AP) — Voters cast their ballots Tuesday for a new Virginia governor in a closely watched race that has focused on promises of jobs and critiques of President Barack Obama’s policies a year after he won the state.

Elected just a year ago, the president has spent a considerable amount of time and energy trying to ensure that Democrats win governor’s races in Virginia and New Jersey and pick up a GOP-held congressional seat in upstate New York.

Democrat R. Creigh Deeds and Republican Bob McDonnell both are making election-eve appearances in the Richmond area.

Democrat R. Creigh Deeds took his campaign to Hampton Roads yesterday, while Republican Bob McDonnell flew around the state in late efforts to drive up turnout in a contest that has taken on national significance.

A day after President Barack Obama rallied Democrats in Norfolk for gubernatorial nominee R. Creigh Deeds, national Republican headliners hopscotched Virginia for front-runner Bob McDonnell.

Democrat R. Creigh Deeds, trailing in the polls, is getting a late push from President Barack Obama, with a new TV ad, an e-mail plea and an appearance in Hampton Roads slated for a week before Election Day.

Sponsored by WSLS 10 and Roanoke College, the candidates for governor will debate live from 7 to 8 p.m. tonight.  Click the headline for live video during the debate.

A Republican lawyer asked the State Board of Elections on Monday to fine Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds over contributions from unions.

Last November, Bernard Peyton, a retired warehouse worker, was excited to cast his ballot in the presidential election.

As a young Army lieutenant stationed in Germany, Bob McDonnell made the Guinness Book of World Records.

RICHMOND — The name of the office is attorney general, but you could almost add a subtitle: “Gubernatorial nominee in waiting.”

Virginia’s barely adequate infrastructure needs comprehensive planning and reliable funding to remedy years of neglect, according to a state engineers group.

RICHMOND — Republican Bob McDonnell raised about $3.8 million in his campaign for governor during September, about $300,000 more than his Democratic rival Creigh Deeds.

Virginia’s Republican candidates for lieutenant governor and attorney general hold sizable leads over their Democratic opponents, but large swaths of voters remain undecided, a Mason-Dixon poll shows.

Now that Democrat R. Creigh Deeds has closed his gap in the polls with Republican Bob McDonnell to single digits, it’s time for Deeds to make his case to Virginia voters, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said yesterday.

Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and 2008 presidential candidate John McCain are coming to Virginia to help their parties’ candidates for governor.

The race for governor continues to tighten, according to a new survey.

Bob McDonnell, the Republican nominee for governor, insisted yesterday that he can raise money for transportation without raising taxes or taking money that now goes to education.

Democrat R. Creigh Deeds has drawn within 4 percentage points of Republican Bob McDonnell among likely voters, according to a Washington Post poll released yesterday.

Sen. Max Baucus on Wednesday released the much-awaited Senate version of an American health-system remake - a landmark $856 billion, 10-year measure that starts a rough ride through Congress without visible Republican backing.

The lone Republican on the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors announced Monday that he is running for the GOP nomination to challenge U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello, D-Ivy.

Operatives with knowledge of the NRA’s decision confirmed the endorsement on the condition of anonymity because no official announcement had been made.

Republicans and Democrats are attacking each other over taxes and electricity rates in Virginia’s race for governor.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate R. Creigh Deeds came to Richmond yesterday to talk about college education — and couldn’t resist the chance to grade Republican nominee Bob McDonnell’s controversial thesis.

Bradley Rees, a candidate for the Republican nomination to run for Congress from the 5th District in 2010, was convicted Wednesday of illegally possessing concealed weapons.

Nearly 600 state employees will be laid off and state-supported colleges and universities will have state funding cut up to 15 percent in new budget reductions.