# Close Congressional Races and a State Senator Indicted

An episode of [The Virginia Press Room](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1792288235), 26 Oct 2026, 33 min.

Audio: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/VPM7573904043.mp3

In this episode of The Virginia Press Room, Michael Pope is joined by: Kate Seltzer of the Virginian-Pilot, covering the latest on the indictment of State Senator Louise Lucas. Joe Dashiell of WDJB, covering the hotly-contested races in Virginia's 5th and 6th Congressional Districts. Jeff Schapiro of the UVA Center for Politics, covering the possibility that Virginia's 1st District might flip blue. Plus Susan Schar's retirement, costume parties, and the Lakeside Amusement Park . Please fill out our listener survey here. -- The Virginia Press Room is a weekly podcast that brings listeners the latest insights and analysis on Virginia’s most important stories directly from the journalists covering them. Produced in collaboration by VPM and the Virginia Public Access Project, the series is hosted by journalist and author, Michael Pope and features a rotating cast of reporters from the Virginia press corps.The Virginia Press Room offers a behind-the-scenes look at state politics, policy and the issues shaping communities across the commonwealth from the people who know it best, helping listeners stay informed about what’s happening in their state from the halls of the Capitol to their local neighborhoods.

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