Democrats vote in main to pick out congressional nominee in Va. district

Democrats in a Richmond-based congressional district are voting Tuesday to pick out a nominee for the seat held by the late Rep. Donald McEachin.

The get together is holding a firehouse main at eight voting websites all through the state’s 4th Congressional District.

The winner can be a heavy favourite in a Feb. 21 particular election in a district the place Democrats have a standard benefit.

4 candidates are on the poll: state senators Jennifer McClellan and Joe Morrissey, former legislator Joseph Preston and civil rights advocate Tavorise Marks.

The get together’s institution has coalesced round McClellan, who has obtained quite a few endorsements. One formidable candidate, Del. Lamont Bagby withdrew from the race and endorsed McClellan.

Institution Democrats didn’t need to see McClellan and Bagby cut up the vote and create an avenue for Morrissey, a populist and twice-disbarred former prosecutor-turned-defense legal professional who’s proved remarkably resilient over a three-decade profession in electoral politics.

McClellan, 49, a company legal professional, has represented components of the Richmond space within the Common Meeting since 2006. She ran for governor in 2021 however misplaced the Democratic main to Terry McAuliffe.

If she wins in February, she is going to grow to be the primary Black lady to signify Virginia in Congress.

Voting on the polling websites for the party-run main are usually not the identical places voters use in November elections. Polls can be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

No winner can be declared Tuesday night time. Celebration officers will not start counting the ballots till Wednesday morning.

The winner will face Republican Leon Benjamin in February. The GOP picked Benjamin, a Richmond native, pastor and Navy veteran who twice beforehand unsuccessfully challenged McEachin, as their nominee over the weekend.

VIrginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin known as the particular election after McEachin died Nov. 28 following a a battle with colon most cancers.

The 4th District relies in Richmond and stretches south to the North Carolina border.