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Virginia primary voters head to the polls amid coronavirus
Virginia Politics
Virginia primary voters head to the polls amid coronavirus
By Jenna Portnoy
June 23, 2020 at 5:00 a.m. EDT
Virginia voters go to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots in an unusual primary election colored by the coronavirus pandemic.
In addition to a contested Republican race to determine who will face Sen. Mark R. Warner in November, there are six contested races in House districts across the state, and a small number of local races.
Key congressional races include the Republican primary to decide who will challenge Rep. Elaine Luria (D) in the 2nd District and the four-way Democratic primary to decide the nominee for an open seat in Virginia’s 5th District after the recent ouster of Rep. Denver Riggleman (R).
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Turnout on Tuesday is expected to be low, making for uncertain results, said Quentin Kidd, a political scientist at Christopher Newport University. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Jenna Portnoy
Jenna Portnoy covers Virginia, Maryland and D.C. politics for The Washington Post. She previously worked for the Newark Star-Ledger and the Allentown Morning Call, and has been a newspaper reporter since 2001. Follow https://twitter.com/jennaportnoy
Virginia primary voters head to the polls amid coronavirus
By Jenna Portnoy
June 23, 2020 at 5:00 a.m. EDT
Virginia voters go to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots in an unusual primary election colored by the coronavirus pandemic.
In addition to a contested Republican race to determine who will face Sen. Mark R. Warner in November, there are six contested races in House districts across the state, and a small number of local races.
Key congressional races include the Republican primary to decide who will challenge Rep. Elaine Luria (D) in the 2nd District and the four-way Democratic primary to decide the nominee for an open seat in Virginia’s 5th District after the recent ouster of Rep. Denver Riggleman (R).
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Turnout on Tuesday is expected to be low, making for uncertain results, said Quentin Kidd, a political scientist at Christopher Newport University. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
{snip}
Jenna Portnoy
Jenna Portnoy covers Virginia, Maryland and D.C. politics for The Washington Post. She previously worked for the Newark Star-Ledger and the Allentown Morning Call, and has been a newspaper reporter since 2001. Follow https://twitter.com/jennaportnoy
In Alexandria, all we have, I think, is a primary to choose a Republican to run against Mark Warner.
https://www.alexandriava.gov/uploadedFiles/elections/info/SampleBallotJune23ColoredBackground.pdf
Your locality will most likely be different.
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