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  • Petition to recall Virginia school board member dismissed in court

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    Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Richard Gardiner on Aug. 20 granted a motion to dismiss a recall petition against Fairfax County Public Schools school board member Elaine Tholen, ending the recall effort against her. The petition against Tholen, the board’s Dranesville District representative, was initially deemed sufficient on July 23 to go to a court…

  • A closer look at major-party expenditures in the Virginia gubernatorial election

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    In the race for Governor of Virginia, investment executive Glenn Youngkin (R) has outspent former Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) according to the most recent campaign finance reports covering spending through June 30, 2021. Youngkin, who launched his campaign three months after McAuliffe, has spent $16.9 million dollars to McAuliffe’s $11.3 million. McAuliffe recorded his first…

  • A closer look at major-party donations in the Virginia gubernatorial election

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    Candidates for governor of Virginia filed campaign finance reports on July 15, 2021, providing new totals in the race. The major-party candidates—Terry McAuliffe (D) and Glenn Youngkin (R)—have both raised roughly $20 million for their respective campaigns, according to the most recent reports.  A closer look at the sources of those campaign contributions shows that…

  • Assessing the vulnerability of the Democratic trifectas in New Jersey and Virginia

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    Gubernatorial or state legislative elections are taking place in two states, New Jersey and Virginia, in 2021. Trifecta status is at stake in both states. A trifecta exists when one party holds the governorship, a majority in the state senate, and a majority in the state house. There are currently 38 trifectas: 23 Republican trifectas…

  • Redistricting review: Virginia House of Delegates candidate sues over 2021 elections using existing maps (and other news)

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    Virginia: On June 28, Paul Goldman, a candidate for the Virginia House of Delegates, filed suit against Gov. Ralph Northam (D) and the Virginia State Board of Elections (among other state officials), asking that a U.S. District Court declare the Nov. 3, 2021, elections for the House of Delegates invalid, limit the terms of delegates…

  • Democrats outraise Republicans by 400% in Virginia state legislative races

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    Campaign finance filings for Virginia state legislative races show Democrats outpaced Republicans in fundraising. Between January 1, 2020, and May 7, 2021, Democratic primary election candidates outraised Republican candidates by 400 percent. Democrats have a 21-19 majority in the Virginia State Senate and a 55-45 majority in the Virginia State House. State legislative primary elections…

  • Virginia gubernatorial candidates seek to define themselves, one another as the general election begins

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    Campaigns for Terry McAuliffe (D) and Glenn Youngkin (R) in the election for Governor of Virginia released new adsshortly after the major-party nominating contests came to a close in recent weeks. Following Youngkin’s nomination on May 10, former Gov. McAuliffe released an ad titled “Virginia Forward” where he compared Youngkin to former President Donald Trump…

  • Decade-high number of incumbents defeated in Virginia House of Delegates primaries

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    Challengers defeated a decade-high four incumbents in the June 8 primaries for Virginia’s House of Delegates. Those incumbents are: • Charles Poindexter (R) – House District 9 • Mark Levine (D) – House District 45 • Lee Carter (D) – House District 50 • Steve Heretick (D) – House District 79 These House incumbents were…

  • Virginia cities hold municipal primaries on June 8

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    The primary election for Norfolk and Richmond in Virginia was on June 8. Candidates competed to advance to the general election scheduled for Nov. 2.  In Richmond, Antionette Irving defeated William Burnett in the Democratic primary for sheriff. Irving earned 55% of the vote to Irving’s 45%. No Republican candidates filed to run. In the…

  • Hala Ayala wins Virginia’s lieutenant governor Democratic primary

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    Hala Ayala (D) won the Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial Democratic primary on June 8, 2021, defeating five other candidates. Ayala received with 39.1% of the vote, followed by Sam Rasoul (D) with 25.2% and Mark Levine (D) with 11.7%. Andria McClellan, Sean Perryman, and Xavier Warren also ran in this election. At the time of the…