Tuesday is Primary Day in Virginia

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5H-RBXkYO2w18-QV8PLNABY5DgyBsRYjNCS_p5ISh7VhTQCbdOkjcH6e2uyZY0rHIXJ6mujJ15xE1-zeyiOjTJRaHdqisX-YE7DkWDQe9sc8XIxeJ_Q0rPDA0zNCEFPdzwSzW33RGjdI3/s1600/voting+booth+graphic.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5H-RBXkYO2w18-QV8PLNABY5DgyBsRYjNCS_p5ISh7VhTQCbdOkjcH6e2uyZY0rHIXJ6mujJ15xE1-zeyiOjTJRaHdqisX-YE7DkWDQe9sc8XIxeJ_Q0rPDA0zNCEFPdzwSzW33RGjdI3/s1600/voting+booth+graphic.jpeg" /></a></div><br />Tuesday, June 11, 2013, is Primary Day in Virginia. Voting takes place at your regular polling place between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. <a href="http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/votinginperson.html">Identification will be required</a>, just as last year's November General Election. Changes to the law related to photo ID requirements to vote will not be effective until July 2014.<br /><br />For Democrats, Tuesday is the opportunity to vote for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General candidates. The gubernatorial choice is already in place -- <b>Terry McAuliffe </b>-- because no one stepped up to challenge him. <br /><br />That leaves two choices for lieutenant governor: <b>State Senator Ralph Northam</b> (D-6th Senate District) and <b>Aneesh Chopra</b> who is a techie guy out of the Obama administration. <br /><br />Also two choices for attorney general: <b>State Senator Mark Herring</b> (D-33rd Senate District), and former federal prosecutor <b>Justin Fairfax</b>. <br /><br />If you're a Republican, the Top Three candidates were chosen for you at the recent Republican Party of Virginia convention in Richmond: <b>Ken Cuccinelli</b> for Governor, <b>E.W. Jackson</b> for Lieutenant Governor, and <b>Mark Obenshain</b> for Attorney General.<br /><br /><b>Republicans have <a href="http://electionresults.virginia.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=HOD&map=CTY">eight contested House of Delegates races</a>:</b><br />- 15th District: Incumbent Todd Gilbert <i>versus</i> Mark Prince<br />- 16th District - Open Seat: Les Adams <i>versus</i> Ken Bowman<br />- 28th District: Incumbent Speaker of the House Bill Howell <i>versus</i> Craig Ennis<br />- 29th District: Incumbent Beverly Sherwood <i>versus</i> Mark Berg<br />- 33rd District: Incumbent Joe May <i>versus</i> David LaRock<br />- 54th District: Incumbent Bobby Orrock <i>versus</i> Dustin Curtis<br />- 6th District: Jeffrey Campbell <i>versus</i> Jack Weaver<br />- 85th District: Scott Taylor <i>vs</i> Gary Byler <i>vs</i> Jeremy Waters<br /><br /><b>Democrats have <a href="http://electionresults.virginia.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=HOD&map=CTY">three contested House of Delegates races</a>:</b><br />- 63rd District: Evandra Thompson <i>versus</i> Rosalyn Dance<br />- 86th District: Jennifer Boysko <i>versus</i> Herbert Kemp<br />- 90th District: Rick James <i>versus</i> Algie Howell, Jr.<br /><br />For more information, check out the <a href="http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/votinginperson.html">State Board of Elections website</a>.

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Tuesday, June 11, 2013, is Primary Day in Virginia. Voting takes place at your regular polling place between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 7:00...

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