Dark money donations to Virginia Republicans outpace Democrats 6 to 1 in fight for control of the state legislature

• Virginia has seen nearly $1.7 million in outside spending for candidates in key 2023 races.
• The VCIJ and OpenSecrets report revealed that $1.4 million in funding has gone to GOP candidates.
• All 140 seats in the Virginia legislature are up for grabs in districts that were recently redrawn.

In the fight for control of the Virginia legislature, independent political groups backed by "dark money" organizations have poured almost $1.7 million into the state for the 2023 election cycle, with the vast majority of money going to Republicans, according to a report by the Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHRO and OpenSecrets.