RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia voters on Tuesday picked establishment Democrats — a prosecutor and a former congresswoman — as their nominees to take on Republican incumbents in two congressional districts the party hopes to flip in November as part of a broader fight for control of the U.S. House.
Shannon Taylor,
Henrico Commonwealth’s Attorney Shannon Taylor won Virginia's First District Democratic primary in commanding fashion Tuesday, earning 53% of the vote to easily outdistance the six other candidates.
Public-interest lawyer Salaam Bhatti (19%) and Navy veteran Jason Knapp (10%) were the only other candidates to earn more
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the third time in nine months, Virginia residents will vote in a statewide election on Tuesday, this time to choose nominees for U.S. Senate and U.S. House, including in some competitive swing districts that could decide control of the narrowly divided chamber in November.
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