Early voting in Virginia primary elections starts this week. Here’s what you need to know.
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EarlyvotinginVirginia’sprimaryelectionsstartsFridayandvotersinHamptonRoadshaveseveralchoicestomakeaheadofgeneralelectionsinthefall.
ElectionDayfortheprimariesisJune17.Virginiaisanopenprimarystate,meaningvoterscanrequestaDemocraticorRepublicanballot.Allqualifiedvotersmayvoteineitherprimary,butnotboth.Votinginaparty’sprimarydoesnotmeanthevoterwillbe“registered”withthatparty,asthestatedoesnothavepartyregistration.
Threestatewideofficesareupforelectioninthefall:governor,lieutenantgovernorandattorneygeneral.ButthereareonlyDemocraticprimariesinthelieutenantgovernorandattorneygeneralraces.SeveralHouseofDelegatesracesalsohaveprimaries,asdoseveralcity-specificraces.
Formoreinformationontheracesandcandidates,checkoutTheVirginian-PilotandDailyPresselectionguide.
757Votes:TheVirginian-PilotandDailyPress2025primaryelectionguide
HerearetheprimaryelectionsontheballotforHamptonRoadsvoters: