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GOP vote counting underway; Miyares wins AG nomination The Republican Party of Virginia has begun counting votes from its convention, announcing its nominee for attorney general late Sunday. State Del. Jason Miyares won the race against three other candidates. John March is a spokesperson for the party. He says the several dozen people managing the hand-counting effort began their work Sunday afternoon. Next, they’ll count votes for the governor’s race, followed by the lieutenant governor�...

10 May 2021 The Republican Party of Virginia (RPV) began tallying votes for its gubernatorial candidates — through a complicated ranked-choice and weighted method — on Monday morning, more than a full day and a half after polls closed Saturday. The candidates all expected the counting to take days, and while reports from campaigns and on-site media indicate the process is secure, the wait for the results underscores the unprecedented decisions the state party made for its elections this yea...

Virginia GOP embraces election changes at nominating convention The Virginia Republican Party held the nominating contest for the states off-year elections over the weekend. While the nominees for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general may not be known for a few days, advocates for election changes can point to a handful of victories. Unlike presidential primaries in Virginia, which are open to all voters, the nominating process for statewide office is closed to select party...

GOP delegates in Virginia choose nominee for governor The Republican Party held what its calling an "unassembled convention" on Saturday to select its nominees in this years race for governor. Author: Associated Press, Matthew Barakat Published: 6:43 PM EDT May 8, 2021 Updated: 6:56 PM EDT May 8, 2021 ANNANDALE, Va. — Tens of thousands of Virginia Republicans, sometimes waiting in long lines of cars, cast ballots Saturday to choose nominees for ...

Letters to the Editor Opinion Letters to the Editor - Clergy at Texas executions, Trammell Crow, climate change, the GOP, transgender policies, Dak Prescott Readers share how they feel about the death penalty, praise Trammell Crow for being proactive regarding climate change, agree with two letter writers who criticized the GOP, advocate for transgender children and appreciate Dak Prescott. Rep. Carl O. Sherman, Jr., D-Dallas, stands outside a mock cell the Texas Prison Air-Conditioning Advoca...

March said the governor’s race would be counted second, followed by the lieutenant governor’s race. Officials have warned it may take multiple days to finish the counting, which was complicated by the ranked-choice voting method used, as well as a proportional representation system awarded each city and county. The GOP opted, after a bitter, drawn-out fight, to hold what it called an unassembled convention on Saturday. Because pandemic restrictions ban mass gatherings, delegates cast ballot...

Virginia Republicans’ messy, Trumpy race to pick a nominee for governor Vox.com 2 hrs ago Caroline Houck © Eze Amos/Getty Images State Sen. Amanda Chase, seen here at a 2020 open-carry protest in Virginia, is one of the most explicitly pro-Trump candidates now running to be Republicans’ gubernatorial nominee in Virginia. GALAX, Virginia — Republican gubernatorial candidate Kirk Cox was several minutes into a wonky election security answer at a diner when January 6 cam...

Eze Amos/Getty Images GALAX, Virginia — Republican gubernatorial candidate Kirk Cox was several minutes into a wonky election security answer at a diner when January 6 came up again. Did President Joe Biden win the election? Cox avoided directly answering the question at this recent event, though he had previously acknowledged that reality, the one GOP frontrunner willing to do so. Instead, he refocused on proposals like voter ID requirements, which are popular with lots of voters. But now,...

Trumpy, Trumpier and Trumpiest: Virginia GOP to vote on nominee for governor in post-Trump era • 10 min read The battle over IDs at the ballot box ABC News’ Devin Dwyer reports on groups working to help voters without identification to obtain valid IDs, as more states pass tighter voter ID laws.Kendall Warner/The New & Advance via AP, FILE Virginia Republicans are set to pick a nominee for this years gubernatorial election at a convention on Saturday, testing the lasting strength of Trumpis...

Trumpy, Trumpier and Trumpiest: Virginia GOP to vote on nominee for governor The battle over IDs at the ballot box Replay Video UP NEXT Virginia Republicans are set to pick a nominee for this years gubernatorial election at a convention on Saturday, testing the lasting strength of Trumpism in a state that has deepened its blue hue during former President Donald Trumps tenure. In a crowded race with no clear front-runner, ties to Trump and his stalwarts are shaping its contours. The Republic...