Youngkin wins Virginia GOP governor race
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VIRGINIA GOVERNOR S RACE - Glenn Youngkin (R)
He spent 25 years in private equity, but Richmond native Glenn Youngkin says transitioning to first-time political candidate has been a smooth one so far. The Republican candidate for Virginia governor joins Jim on The Final 5 to break down why he s running, the issues in the race, and how he feels about the Virginia GOP skipping a traditional primary in favor of a nominating convention.
RICHMOND, Va. - Political newcomer Glenn Youngkin has emerged as Virginia Republicans’ nominee for governor, in a year when the GOP hopes to end a 12-year losing streak in statewide races.
Virginia Del. Jason Miyares wins Republican nomination for state attorney general Laura Vozzella, Justin Jouvenal RICHMOND A state legislator and son of a Cuban immigrant running on a tough-on-crime platform won the Republican nomination for Virginia attorney general Sunday, in the first results of the statewide convention that will also decide the nominee for governor. Virginia Del. Jason S. Miyares (R-Virginia Beach) bested three other candidates in the “unassembled” convention, in which about 30,000 Republicans cast ranked-choice ballots at 39 locations across the state on Saturday. In November, he will face the winner of the Democrats’ June 8 primary. Attorney General Mark Herring (D), seeking a third term, faces a challenge for the nomination from Del. Jay Jerrauld C. “Jay” Jones (D-Norfolk).
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All over but the counting: Republican delegates cast ballots for statewide November ticket
Counting begins Sunday and could last into the middle of the week. Two hopefuls with local ties are among the crowded field for the top spot.
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Delegates cast their ballots for the statewide Republican ticket Saturday, and now the counting of those ballots begins.
All seven of the GOP candidates for governor expressed thanks to their supporters Saturday afternoon as polling places at 39 locations across Virginia shut down at 4 p.m., the first phase of an unassembled convention spread out because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The second phase of the convention begins at 1 p.m. Sunday as state Republican officials start tallying the results a process that is expected to take several days since tens of thousands of ballots were cast.
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