With voters heading to the polls Tuesday morning, the political universe is focused squarely on Virginia. It's a crowded field for the governor's race. Among the five runnings is former Governor Terry McAuliffe. He served as governor from 2014 to 2018. Some platforms he's running oninvestment in education, jobs and the economy and rebuilding after the pandemic. SEE ALSO:Governor candidate Terry McAuliffe makes a stop in Lynchburg to talk with.
Terry McAuliffe embraces Biden in bid for second term as Virginia governor By Aaron Navarro
June 1, 2021 / 11:21 AM / CBS News
Inside the Champion Brewing Company in Charlottesville, Virginia, Terry McAuliffe, the former Virginia governor who s running for his old job, was talking to owner Hunter Smith last week when a staffer handed him a mask for continuity with everyone else. The president says don t wear masks inside, McAuliffe parried before putting on the mask. I don t like to argue with Joe Biden.
As he tries to reclaim the governor s seat, too, McAuliffe, a longtime Democrat, is also sticking close to the president s campaign approach, hoping to replicate his 2020 success when Mr. Biden won Virginia by double digits in both the primary and general elections.
Elizabeth R. Guzman withdrew from the Lieutenant Governor race.
The two candidates running in the democratic primaries for Attorney General are Jarrauld C. Jay Jones and incumbent Mark R. Herring.
The deadline to register to vote in the primaries is May 17, 2021.
The deadline to request absentee ballot by mail is May 28 and the deadline to vote absentee in-person is June 5.
Augusta County Details
Augusta County will be holding the Democratic primary and the Republican primary for the Virginia House of Delegates for District 24 on June 8th.
The two candidates running in the Republican primary for 24th District Delegate are incumbent Ronnie Campbell and Mark Reed.