Four days left until Congressional primaries

There are four days left until June 18, the final day to vote in the party primaries to choose Congressional candidates in Virginia. 

Early in-person voting can happen through Saturday for those who want to weigh in on the Fifth District where both the Republican and Democratic primaries are contested. 

The Virginia Public Access Project tracks early voting and as of June 13, 97,833 people had voted in the Democratic Primary and 63,200 had voted in the Republican Primary. 

The information is further broken down at the locality level. As of June 13, 1,119 Albemarle voters cast a ballot in the Republican Primary as had 195 in Charlottesville. That compares to 676 in Fluvanna, 422 in Greene, 848 in Louisa, and 234 in Nelson County. 

On the Democratic side, 2,720 Albemarle voters have cast a ballot as have 962 in Charlottesville. In Fluvanna, 603 voters have participated, as have 444 in Greene, 529 in Louisa, and 274 in Nelson. 

The statewide participation rate average for voting through June 13 is 16.5 votes per 1,000 registered voters. 

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