Several Virginia incumbents prevailed over challengers in a closely watching Virginia primary election
by many of the General Assembly's veteran lawmakers and diminished the name-recognition advantage for incumbents, some of whom are running 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.
Elsewhere, incumbents easily cruised past challengers. Democratic Sen. Lamont Bagby handily defeated Katie Gooch in a Richmond-area race, and Sen. Dave Marsden defeated Heidi Drauschak, who was backed by the big-spending advocacy group Clean Virginia. In a Charlottesville-anchored seat, Sen. Creigh Deeds faced a spirited challenge from Sally Hudson, a member of the House of Delegates since 2020.
A disbarred attorney with a long history of personal and professional controversies, Morrissey had expressed a willingness to vote with Republicans to enact stricter limits on abortion sought by Youngkin.“I voted for Aird because of her stance on abortion rights and because I think we definitely need a change from Morrissey,” said Shannon Craft, of Henrico County.
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