维吉尼亚州选民将于周二参加州级初选，为美国参议院和众议院席位选择民主党和共和党提名人[1]。此次初选在现有地区边界下进行，尽管民主党曾推动更有利的选区划分方案，但遭到最高法院否决[1]。根据最新统计，截至周五已有约139,000张选票投出，其中民主党约84,000张，共和党约55,000张[1]。州内注册选民总数约为638万人[1]。
参议院竞争方面，民主党现任参议员马克·沃纳争取第四届任期，他上次以56%的得票率赢得连任[1]。共和党阵营的挑战者包括基姆·法灵顿、伯特·水泽和大卫·威廉斯[1]。众议院第2选区竞争最激烈，民主党前众议院议员埃琳·卢里亚可能与共和党现任众议员詹·基根斯对阵[1]。民主党州长艾比盖尔·斯潘伯格已支持卢里亚在该初选中的参选[1]。投票站将于东部时间晚间7点关闭[1]。
Virginia voters are heading to the polls on Tuesday to select Democratic and Republican nominees for U.S. Senate and House seats [1]. The primary election will take place under existing district boundaries, despite a Democratic push for a more favorable map that was ultimately rejected by the state's highest court [1].
As of Friday, approximately 139,000 votes had been cast early, with about 84,000 coming from Democratic voters and roughly 55,000 from Republicans [1]. The state has approximately 6.39 million registered voters as of March 1 [1]. Polling places will close at 7 p.m. Eastern time [1].
The race for Virginia's 2nd Congressional District is expected to be particularly competitive, with former Democratic U.S. Representative Elaine Luria positioned to potentially face Republican incumbent Jan Gieckels [1]. In the Senate contest, Democratic incumbent Mark Warner, who has served since 2009 and won his last race with 56 percent of the vote, is seeking a fourth term [1]. His Republican challengers include Kim Farrington, Bert Wazter, and David Williams [1]. Democratic Governor Abigail Spanberger has endorsed Luria, Taylor, and Perriello in their respective congressional primary races [1].