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Early voting in Virginia primary elections starts this week. Here’s what you need to know.

Early voting in Virginia primary elections starts this week. Here’s what you need to know.

GenerateKeyTakeaways 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: