U.S. District Court Sets Deadline for Redistricting ‘Special Master’
Recommendations would affect 2019 elections.
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Boysko Wins Wexton Seat
Democrats enter the new year with a fresh victory and a full head of steam.
.Virginia’s 33rd state Senate District was once a solidly Republican seat, a place where conservative voters repeatedly rewarded Bill Mims for opposing same-sex marriage and championing homeschooling. But ever since Mims resigned to take a job in the McDonnell administration, the seat has been held by a succession of Democrats on their way to bigger and better things.
Northam Touts Bills on Voting Rights and Campaign Financing
Local legislators sponsoring election-oriented bills.
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Democratic Insurgent Versus Republican Moderate
January special election to fill seat vacated by Jennifer Wexton features two familiar faces.
The first election of 2019 might end up being a harbinger of things to come for Republicans, who have seen their presence all but evaporate in Northern Virginia. It could also test the limits of the blue wave that washed over Virginia since Donald Trump was elected president.
First Latino, Nepali Herndon Town Council Members Elected
Mayor Lisa C. Merkel re-elected; voters oust three-term Councilmember Grace Cunningham.
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