Some Virginia state delegates, as well as a few former lawmakers and local officials, are challenging incumbents from their own party amid new electoral maps.
But two Democratic senators and two Republican delegates who were paired up refused to budge. The resulting contests — Sen. Louise Lucas vs. Sen. Lionell Spruill, Sr. and Del. Marie March vs. Del. Wren Williams — are expected to be among the most bitterly fought of the cycle.In some cases, the primaries highlight generational and philosophical tensions within the parties, Farnsworth said.
But the new maps mean that Barker, who was first elected to the Senate in 2007 and currently represents a more eastern district, is less widely known in the new territory. Pekarsky has been running to his left and casting herself as part of a new generation of Democrats.A similar dynamic is in play as Sen. Joseph D.
As in any primary cycle, Farnsworth also said the contests will help determine the political future of each party — in the GOP’s case, on whether it will continue pushing further right, or in the Democrats’, whether it will cause a shift to the left.
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