Republicans head to the polls tomorrow
Republicans are choosing nominees in a few districts on Saturday.
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SD-10
Virginia Republicans will be voting Saturday to decide nominees in multiple legislative districts.
Republicans in Senate District 10 will be choosing their nominee and presumptive general election winner with a convention.
SD-10 is a strong Republican district according to analysis from VPAP.
The May 6 convention will be taking place at Buckingham High School. Del. John McGuire, Louisa Supervisor Duane Adams, Jack Dyer, and Sandy Brindley will all be on the ballot in the first round.
In order to earn the nomination, the winner will need to receive 50% plus one vote from convention participants. If no candidate reaches that threshold in round one, the lowest-scoring candidate is dropped off and delegates vote again. The process is repeated if no candidate meets the threshold in round two.
The final pairing will likely be Adams and McGuire once the first two rounds are complete. Brindley is expected to be the first candidate eliminated, followed by Dyer. Where the votes from those two candidates go will determine the nominee.
Virginia Scope will provide results when they are available.
Coverage:
4 face off Saturday for GOP nomination in Senate District 10 - RTD
Former state Senator Dick Black sent a letter around about Duane Adams history as a candidate
SD-28
In Senate District 28, Republicans are using a firehouse primary on Saturday to choose their nominee. State Sen. Bryce Reeves is being challenged by Mike Allers for the nomination.
SD-28 is a strong Republican district according to analysis from VPAP.
A firehouse primary is a party run process with multiple voting locations for Republicans to submit their ballot.
There are three locations for Republicans in SD-28 to vote:
Grace Elementary School
6248 Catlett Rd
Bealeton, VA 22712Reformation Lutheran Church
601 Madison Rd
Culpeper, VA 22701Unionville Elementary School
10285 Zachary Taylor Hwy
Unionville, VA 22567-2422
Voting hours are between 10 am and 4 pm.
Coverage:
Reeves, Allers Sr. face off in GOP primary for Va. Senate - Fauquier Times
On guns, schools and farms: Allers and Reeves weigh in at candidates' forum Culpeper Star-Exponent
Reeves, Allers side-by-side at Culpeper GOP forum week before firehouse primary - Culpeper Star-Exponent
Chris Obenshain wins GOP state House nomination in 41st - Roanoke Times
By YANN RANAIVO
Republicans on Thursday chose Blacksburg’s Chris Obenshain as their nominee in the race for the new Virginia House of Delegates 41st District. Obenshain, who defeated businessman and farmer Lowell Bowman, will face Democrat and Blacksburg resident Lily Franklin in the November election.
Franklin is the former chief of staff for Del. Sam Rasoul, D-Roanoke. Obenshain emerged victorious following a mass meeting at the CrossPointe Conference Center. He received 294 votes, while Bowman received 213.
3 Republicans square off in House District 89 firehouse primary - Virginian Pilot
by Natalie Anderson
Two Republicans from Chesapeake and one from Suffolk will be on the ballot Saturday for a special primary election in Virginia’s House of Delegates District 89 race.
Candidates include former NFL player and current Chesapeake City Council member Don Carey III; engineer Jason Wooldridge from Suffolk; and N. Baxter Ennis, who unsuccessfully sought a seat on the Chesapeake City Council last year. They’re seeking a seat in the newly redrawn District 89, which leans Republican and covers parts of Chesapeake and Suffolk.
House Republicans ask state to study higher ed costs, DEI positions - RTD
by Anna Bryson
Virginia House Republicans are raising concerns about the cost of higher education, and the cost of diversity, equity and inclusion positions on college campuses.
House Speaker Todd Gilbert, R-Shenandoah, and House Majority Leader Terry Kilgore, R-Scott, sent a letter to the head of a state watchdog agency on Thursday, asking its staff to study the cost efficiency of public colleges and universities in Virginia.
