Virginia GOP embraces election changes at nominating convention
The Virginia Republican Party held the nominating contest for the state s off-year elections over the weekend. While the nominees for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general may not be known for a few days, advocates for election changes can point to a handful of victories.
Unlike presidential primaries in Virginia, which are open to all voters, the nominating process for statewide office is closed to select party loyalists. This year, approximately 50,000 were expected to cast a ballot at the Republican convention if it could even be called a convention. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, the party did not hold a central gathering; instead, participants were directed to cast their votes, from their cars, at one of about 40 locations scattered around the state.
GOP delegates in Virginia choose nominee for governor
The Republican Party held what it s calling an unassembled convention on Saturday to select its nominees in this year s race for governor. Author: Associated Press, Matthew Barakat Published: 6:43 PM EDT May 8, 2021 Updated: 6:56 PM EDT May 8, 2021
ANNANDALE, Va. Tens of thousands of Virginia Republicans, sometimes waiting in long lines of cars, cast ballots Saturday to choose nominees for governor and other statewide offices at a drive-thru nominating convention.
The Republican Party held what it s calling an unassembled convention on Saturday to select its nominees in this year s race for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general.
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March said the governor’s race would be counted second, followed by the lieutenant governor’s race.
Officials have warned it may take multiple days to finish the counting, which was complicated by the ranked-choice voting method used, as well as a proportional representation system awarded each city and county.
The GOP opted, after a bitter, drawn-out fight, to hold what it called an unassembled convention on Saturday. Because pandemic restrictions ban mass gatherings, delegates cast ballots Saturday at nearly 40 polling sites statewide.
Miyares won out against three other candidates: Leslie Haley, a law firm partner and elected official in Chesterfield County; Chuck Smith, a former U.S. Navy JAG commander; and Jack White, a minister, Army veteran and former clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Jr.