Kate Seltzer

1 week ago | thederrick.com | Kate Seltzer

NORFOLK, Va. — State Sen. Ghazala Hashmi declared victory Tuesday night in the Democratic primary for Virginia lieutenant governor, leading the six-person race with 27.5% of the vote. The next closest candidate, former Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney, conceded the race Wednesday morning with 26.7% of the vote. Thank you for reading! Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading.

1 week ago | pilotonline.com | Kate Seltzer

State Sen. Ghazala Hashmi declared victory in the Democratic primary for Virginia lieutenant governor, though she led the six-person race with 27.5% of the vote Tuesday night. The next closest candidates were former Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney, who had 26.7% of the vote, and state Sen. Aaron Rouse, who had 26.2% of the vote, with 96% of the votes counted. The Associated Press has not called the race.

1 week ago | pilotonline.com | Kate Seltzer

Jay Jones emerged victorious in Tuesday’s primary election as the Democratic nominee for attorney general. He will face incumbent Republican Jason Miyares in November. With 95% of votes counted, The Associated Press called the race for Jones. Jones, an attorney who previously represented Norfolk in the Virginia House of Delegates, had 51% of the vote compared to Henrico Commonwealth’s Attorney Shannon Taylor, who had 49%.

2 weeks ago | pilotonline.com | Eliza Noe |Kate Seltzer

Gov. Glenn Youngkin said Friday state law enforcement is “working closely with local and federal partners and is prepared to keep the peace” ahead of protests on Saturday. “Virginians have a sacred right to free speech and peaceful assembly, but I also want to be very clear: there will be absolutely zero toleration for the destruction of property, looting, vandalism or violence of any kind,” Youngkin said in a statement posted to social media.

2 weeks ago | pilotonline.com | Eliza Noe |Kate Seltzer

Gov. Glenn Youngkin said Friday he will deploy and stage the Virginia National Guard ahead of weekend protests planned across the state as part of a national movement demonstrating against the Trump administration. “We have already asked the Guard to be engaged,” Youngkin said, speaking after an event in Virginia Beach. “They’re integrated into our state police.