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