Virginia’s dozens of legislative primaries Tuesday night offered clues into the political direction of the state. Here are four takeaways from the results:
Protesters at the Virginia State Capitol, joined by State Senator Amanda Chase, call for an audit of the 2020 general election in Virginia, in Richmond, Va., on Aug. 2, 2021.ByWith a split Legislature, a Republican governor who has all but staked his national ambitions on his ability to help the GOP control both chambers, and, of course, abortion politics, Virginia’s dozens of legislative primaries Tuesday night were always bound to offer clues into the political direction of the state.
Every seat in both chambers is up for grabs in November — and because this is the first cycle to feature the state's redrawn legislative maps, there were a number of competitive primaries Tuesday where veteran lawmakers of the same party ran against one another.Abortion rights remain a difference-makerof the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Roe v. Wade, Tuesday’s elections in Virginia featured several races in which the debate over abortion rights featured prominently.
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