It’s primary time once again in Virginia. And although this year the races are relatively thin on the ground in Northern Virginia, here’s what you need to know.
Key Dates
Primary Day is June 17. Early voting has been going on since last month and ends June 14.
If you haven’t registered to vote yet, the deadline has passed. Similarly, if you haven’t applied for a mail-in ballot yet, you’ll have to vote in person, either early or on Primary Day.
Where Can I Vote?
You can vote at any early voting location in your county before June 14. After that, vote on Primary Day at your precinct, which you can find on the Virginia Department of Elections page.
Who’s on the Ballot?
Statewide offices
There aren’t any primaries for the governor’s race in Virginia; Democratic former congresswoman Abigail Spanberger and Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears will face off in November.
There are only Democratic primaries for the other statewide offices up for election this year. You’ll find these names on your ballot no matter where you live:
Lieutenant Governor
- Levar Marcus Stoney
- Babur B. Lateef
- Aaron R. Rouse
- Victor R. Salgado
- Ghazala F. Hashmi
- Alexander J. Bastani
- Since Fairfax County Supervisor Patrick Herrity dropped out of this race in April, John J. Reid II will be the Republican candidate in November.
Attorney General
- Shannon L. Taylor
- Jay C. Jones
- Incumbent Jason Miyares will be the Republican candidate in November.
House and Local Races
There aren’t a lot of primaries this year in the Northern Virginia area. If you don’t see your locality here, all you’ll have on your ballot are the statewide races.
Arlington County
House District 1
Democrats
- Arjoon Srikanth
- Sean Phillip Epstein
- Patrick A. Hope (incumbent)
County Board
Democrats
- James A. DeVita
- Takis P. Karantonis (incumbent)
Prince William County
House District 21
Republicans
- Gregory Lee Gorham
- Sahar S. Smith
- Xanthe M. Larsen
Feature image courtesy rawpixel.com/stock.adobe.com
