Del. Sam Rasoul, whose campaign has received large donations from Muslim donors, was asked by a moderator whether he could assure Virginians that he would represent them all.
Del. Mick Bates of Raleigh County has switched from Democrat to Republican, further strengthening the GOP’s stronghold at the West Virginia statehouse.
The Democratic Governors Association (DGA) launched a digital ad campaign Wednesday aimed at tying Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin to former President Trump.
Investor Glenn Youngkin Wins Republican Nomination in Virginia Gubernatorial Race
Youngkin, 54, defeated businessman Pete Snyder and six other candidates.
“I am prepared to lead, excited to serve, and profoundly humbled by the trust the people have placed in me. Virginians have made it clear that they are ready for a political outsider with proven business experience to bring real change in Richmond,” Youngkin said in a statement.
Republican delegates cast their votes at polling locations on May 8 and it took several days to tabulate the results.
Youngkin has touted his outsider status. He has said his real-world business experience will help him lead Virginia if he’s chosen by voters in November.
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It took until Monday night, more than 48 hours after the GOP’s jerry-built, 39-site, mostly drive-up Virginia “convention” ended, but former Carlyle CEO Glenn Youngkin, a Donald Trump loyalist, will be the state’s GOP nominee for governor. The only candidate to acknowledge that Joe Biden won the presidency, former House speaker Kirk Cox, was the first of the four major candidates to be eliminated as the ranked-choice votes were hand-tallied hand-tallied because some candidates didn’t trust the vote-counting software the party proposed using.