Several Virginia incumbents prevailed over challengers in a closely watched Virginia primary election
by many of the General Assembly's veteran lawmakers and diminished the name-recognition advantage for incumbents, some of whom ran in almost entirely new districts.In another high-profile race, Democrat L. Louise Lucas, a veteran legislator, knocked off another incumbent, fellow Sen. Lionell Spruill. The race in the heavily Democratic Hampton Roads seat was one of only two featuring current officeholders from the same chamber running against one another.
Petersen, a lawyer, has angered the liberal wing of his party by joining with Republicans as a key vote in getting several of Youngkin’s priorities across the finish line, including legislation that ended school mask mandates last year. And Stella Pekarsky, a member of the Fairfax County School Board, beat Sen. George Barker, who has served in the Senate since 2008 and wields significant influence from his perch as co-chair of the chamber’s Finance and Appropriations Committee.
In a Charlottesville-anchored seat, Democratic Sen. Creigh Deeds fended off a spirited challenge from Sally Hudson, a member of the House of Delegates. Deeds, a respected advocate on mental health issues, campaigned as a pragmatic progressive, arguing that his experience and relationships in Richmond would be a boon to his constituents, an argument echoed by other incumbents.
In the central Virginia Senate nomination contest with Morrissey, Aird was powered to victory with the help ofand members of the state's congressional delegation who endorsed her. She also far outspent Morrissey, who ran a scrappy operation with no official campaign manager.
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