Markus Schmidt

New district lines had put him in the same district as Deputy House Majority Leader Israel O’Quinn, both R-Washington County.

Thursday is the filing deadline to get on the ballot for the June 20 primary. The races appear to be set in all but two districts.

Former Campbell County Supervisor Eric Zehr is now the Republican nominee by default.

The longtime Augusta County legislator has until April 6 to decide whether he will move into a new district, which would set up a contest for the Republican nomination with Del. Chris Head.

A Republican official sued the Virginia Department of Elections, claiming that Gov. Glenn Youngkin strong-armed the agency into changing the nomination process from a primary to a convention to benefit his preferred candidate.

A Republican official from the 17th state Senate District is suing the Virginia Department of Elections, claiming that Gov. Glenn Youngkin strong-armed the agency into changing the nomination process from a primary to a convention to benefit his preferred candidate. A lawyer for the state called her a “low-level official who went rogue.”

A GOP official from the newly created 17th state Senate District is suing the Virginia Department of Elections, claiming that Gov. Glenn Youngkin strong-armed the agency into changing the nomination process from a primary to a convention to benefit Del. Emily Brewer over former NASCAR driver Hermie Sadler.

The Campbell County legislator has been charged with two felonies stemming from a traffic incident.

The senator from Bedford County began his tenure in public service in 1988, when he was the youngest ever to be elected to the Lynchburg City Council.

She joins Luke Priddy in seeking the Democratic nomination for the state Senate. The winner will face state Sen. David Suetterlein, R-Roanoke County.