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Moderates Defeated In Va. Primary
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| Contributor | ArmyDem |
| Last Edited | ArmyDem Jun 12, 2007 10:43pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Washington Post |
| News Date | Thursday, June 14, 2007 04:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | GOP Incumbents Williams, Bell Lose Senate Seats
By Amy Gardner
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, June 13, 2007; Page A01
Conservative Republican challengers prevailed against moderate incumbents in key legislative primary elections across Virginia yesterday, setting the stage for a bruising fall election in which Democrats will try to take over the GOP-controlled General Assembly by capturing the political middle.
Election officials reported dismal voter turnout across the state, a typical outcome for a primary election featuring no statewide contests. Voters picked Republican and Democratic candidates for the Senate and House of Delegates as well as local offices, including seats in Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties. About 7 percent of registered voters went to the polls in primary elections across the state.
Two key moderate Republicans lost their seats in the Virginia Senate yesterday: Martin E. Williams (Newport News), chairman of the influential Senate Transportation Committee, and J. Brandon Bell II (Roanoke). Challengers Patricia B. "Tricia" Stall and Ralph K. Smith accused the incumbents of betraying the Republican Party by siding with Democratic governors to raise taxes. |
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