Sen. Joe Morrissey speaks to the media after he conceded the election to Lashrecse Aird at an election night party at Brother’s Pizza in Petersburg on Tuesday.
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Sen. Joe Morrissey speaks to the media after he conceded the election to Lashrecse Aird during an election night party at Brother's Pizza in Petersburg. The candidates’ positions on abortion have played a central role in the election.Â
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Glen Sturtevant, who won the Republican nomination in the 12th Senate District, votes on Tuesday at Robious Elementary School in Midlothian.
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Robert Wu, left, and Mary Wu vote in the primary election on Tuesday at Robious Elementary School in Midlothian.
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Ashley Hood gets instructions from poll worker Vic Mudryk on Tuesday at Robious Elementary School in Midlothian.
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Lori Cochrane Sturtevant, left, and Glen Sturtevant, center, talk to poll worker Pam Maxey after casting ballots on Tuesday at Robious Elementary School in Midlothian.
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Former state Sen. Amanda Chase, seen speaking with a voter in 2023, says she is seeking the Republican nomination for governor. She finished third in the 2021 contest that nominated Glenn Youngkin.
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From left, JD Jones, Pat Eggleston, Heather Pyles and Virginia State Sen. Amanda Chase wait to greet voters on Tuesday outside Bailey Bridge Middle School in Midlothian.
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Chase
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Former Del. Lashrecse Aird, who defeated Sen. Joe Morrissey, D-Petersburg on Tuesday, gives her victory speech at the IBEW Local 666 in Highland Springs.
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Lashrecse Aird wipes tears away after defeating Joe Morrissey at an election night party at the IBEW Local 666 in Highland Springs, Va. June 20, 2023.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin wants to beat Democrats at their own game by helping Republicans vote early in person and by absentee ballot in the legislative elections in November that will determine political control of the next General Assembly.
Legislative primaries on Tuesday will test the political center of both parties, but especially for Democrats in the Virginia Senate who already face the loss of a generation of leaders to retirements, hastened by redistricting that has transformed the state electoral map.
