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Virginia will consider regulation to protect turtles from getting caught in crab pots
When diamondback terrapins spy bait sitting in a crab pot, they often push their way inside to feast, only to get stuck. Terrapins, a small and vulnerable species, use lungs to breathe and can drown while trapped in cages underwater. Conservation groups are asking Virginia regulators to require a solution: adding small gadgets to crab traps that keep terrapins out while still allowing crabs to enter.
Norfolk Mayor Alexander will not seek re-election
Norfolk Mayor Kenny Alexander will not seek re-election as he takes on a leadership role at Virginia Community College System, according to a release. Although the release says Mayor Alexander will not seek re-election, it does not specify whether or not he plans to finish his current term. He just won re-election last November, and his current term runs until December of 2028. He will take on his new job at VCCS on July 10.
VPAP Visual Statewide Democratic Primary Turnout
Preliminary turnout numbers from the June 17 Democratic primary show the highest turnout since the 1990s for a Democratic primary without a gubernatorial nomination. This excludes presidential primaries, which are held separately in March and generally have a much higher turnout than state primaries.
House District 97 primary winner: Tim Anderson
A former state delegate has clinched victory in the Republican primary race for Virginia House District 97. Tim Anderson is leading with 93.3% of the vote, and as of 8:15 p.m., was called the winner by the Associated Press. Anderson, 50, an attorney, faced political newcomer Christina Felder, 28, a substitute school teacher. He wants to substantially lower the car tax that residents pay each year, and instead use Virginia’s budget surplus to reimburse localities for the lost revenue.
House District 70 Republican primary: Cynthia Scaturico wins nomination
Cynthia Scaturico took home the Republican nomination in the House District 70 race Tuesday night, and will go on to face incumbent Democrat Del. Shelly Simonds in the November election. As of 9:27 p.m. with 62% ballots counted, Scaturico amassed more than 74% of the ballots cast, according to the Associated Press, which called the race for her. Opponent Hailey Dollar garnered roughly 26% of the vote.
Carnegie, Lamonea win House District 89 primaries
Democrat Karen “Kacey” Carnegie will face Republican Mike Lamonea in the November House District 89 race, after both candidates won their party’s respective primaries Tuesday. Carnegie beat Blaizen Buckshot Bloom with more than 76% of the vote when the Associated Press called the race Tuesday night. Carnegie had 2,706 votes as of 8:51 p.m., and Bloom had 848 votes. Lamonea beat Kristen Shannon with 65% of the vote when the Associated Press called the race at 9:17 p.m. Lamonea had 2,168 votes compared to Shannon’s 1,000 votes.
Virginia will elect its first female governor this fall. Neither candidate is talking much about it
This fall’s gubernatorial race in Virginia will make history no matter who wins: Either Democrat Abigail Spanberger or Republican Winsome Earle-Sears will become the state’s first elected female governor. For now, that seems to be an afterthought. Spanberger and Earle-Sears, who are each unopposed in Tuesday’s primaries ahead of a November matchup, have little apparent appetite to dwell on gender. Both of their campaigns would rather focus on Virginians’ concerns about tariffs and federal job cuts, as well as how the next governor can make the state more affordable.
House races: Austin victorious over primary challenger in HD 37 and other Southwest, Southside races
The table is set for November in Southwest and Southside Virginia after Tuesday’s primary elections determined the ballot for the general election in five House of Delegates races. Del. Terry Austin, R-Botetourt County, beat his primary challenger. In the Roanoke Valley, Democrat Donna Littlepage will go on to face Republican Del. Joe McNamara. In a district that spans Grayson, Pulaski, Smyth and Wythe counties, Mitchell Cornett outpaced Adam Tolbert in the Republican primary race for Del. Jed Arnold’s seat. And in Danville, Dr. Gary Miller, a Democrat, and Madison Whittle, a Republican, will face off in November for the seat currently held by Del. Danny Marshall’s, after Miller eked out a victory over Jasmine Lipscomb in the closest contest out of any of the House primary races across the state.
Primary election results from Roanoke and New River valleys
Donna Littlepage claimed the Democratic nomination after a primary election in House District 40, according to unofficial results Tuesday night. Littlepage led by more than 1,000 votes over fellow Democrat Kiesha Preston. The district covers Salem, part of Roanoke County and three precincts in Roanoke City. ... To the north, incumbent Del. Terry Austin, R-Botetourt, commanded the vote against his first primary election challenger of his six-term tenure representing House District 37, according to unofficial results. He took 81% of the vote versus political newcomer Austen Schwend in Lexington ...
VPAP Visual Turnout by Locality: 2025 Democratic Primary
What was voter turnout like in Virginia localities during Tuesday's statewide Democratic primary elections? Check the map and sorted list to compare turnout from counties and cities across the state.