Hashmi gets Democratic nod for Lieutenant Governor; Jones to be Attorney General nominee

The November ballot is now set for Virginia’s three statewide races.

Voters in the Democratic primary selected Ghazala F. Hashmi as the nominee for Lieutenant Governor. The Virginia Senator received 131,511 votes or 27.47 percent of the vote.

Former Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney placed second with 127,742 or 26.69 percent. Delegate Aaron Rouse (D-15) came third with 125,814 votes or 26.15 percent of the vote. There were three other candidates in the race.

The race for Attorney General was much closer with Delegate Jay Jones (D-89) receiving 242,774 votes, or 50.95 percent of the vote. Henrico County Commonwealth’s Attorney Shannon Taylor got 49.05 percent or 233,755 votes.

Hashmi and Jones fill out the Democratic slate of candidates with former Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger won the nomination without a primary challenge.

All three Republican candidates won without a contested race.

• Lieutenant Governor Winsom Earle-Sears is seeking to become governor and did not face a primary challenge
• Radio show host John Reid became the Lieutenant Governor candidate in April when another candidate dropped out for health reasons.
• Attorney General Jason Miyares is seeking re-election.

Hashmi carried Albemarle County with 3,717 votes compared to 2,147 votes for Stoney and 1,574 for Rouse.

Taylor carried Albemarle County with 51.04 percent of the votes compared to 48.96 percent for Jones.

Charlottesville voters also favored Hashmi with 2,541 votes, or 42.93 percent of the total. Stoney placed second with 1,256 votes and Rouse had 815.

Jones carried Charlottesville over Taylor with 54.01 percent of the vote, or 3,226 votes.

Overall turnout in Albemarle County was 11 percent with 9,962 ballots cast out of a pool of 87,676 registered voters.

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