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Rising Electricity Costs Emerge as Key Campaign Issues in New Jersey, Virginia Races

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The Amazon Fort Powhatan Solar Farm in Disputanta, Va., on Aug. 19, 2022. Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesThe Nov. 4 New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial races are being closely watched as they spotlight issues that could determine how campaigns nationwide approach 2026’s midterm elections.In both mid-Atlantic states’ elections, voters’ chief concerns include taxes, health care, job generation, and inflation in the context of affordability, with spiking grocery prices, rising housing costs, and skyrocketing utility bills among their sources of anxiety.

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