Special election set in 26th
Edited by Chris Graham
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Gov. Bob McDonnell has set the special election for the open seat in the 26th House District for June 15. Read more
Degner: ‘Best shot in years’ for Dems in 26th
Story by Chris Graham
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Kai Degner may be hitting one of those windows of opportunity that the universe seems to offer up every few hundred million years or so.
“We think this is the best shot in years to win the seat,” said Degner, the Harrisonburg mayor and presumptive Democratic Party nominee in the 26th House District. Read more
GOP candidate in 26th raises issue with process
Edited by Chris Graham
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The 26th District Republican Committee will meet on April 13 to discuss possible changes to the nomination process that will be used to determine a candidate in the upcoming special House of Delegates election in the district encompassing the City of Harrisonburg and a swath of Rockingham County. Read more
Race in 26th beginning to take shape
Story by Chris Graham
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The race for the soon-to-be-open seat representing Harrisonburg and a swath of Rockingham County in the Virginia House of Delegates is starting to take shape.
“I’ve made the decision. I’m not going to run this year. I may do something again in the future, but 2010 is not going to be the year for me,” said Gene Hart, the Democratic Party nominee in the 26th District in 2009, opening the door for Harrisonburg Mayor Kai Degner to have a clear path to the Democratic nomination. Read more
Chris Graham | Where I am on local elections
I explained in a column today on our new sister website, VirginiaPoliticsToday.com, how much I loathe making endorsements.
That said, I get it that some of our readers are at the least interested in knowing where I am on local elections, assuming that since I do news and analysis for a living I might have some insights into what’s going on.
So … here goes. Read more
AFP Focus | Breaking down some campaign money numbers
Dickie Bell had a busy Oct. 1-21 campaign period, raising $13,375 for his 20th District campaign, but Bell also ended the period with $13,635.03 in debts remaining unpaid, according to a report on campaign activity filed with the State Board of Elections this week.
The Bell campaign reported having a balance of $31,200.50 in cash on hand as of Oct. 21. Accounting for the debts remaining unpaid, the campaign would actually have available funds of $17,824.50. Read more
GOP, for the most part, dominating local House money races
26th District Democrat Gene Hart is giving Republican incumbent Matt Lohr a run for his re-election money, literally. Aside from Hart, though, Democratic candidates contending for seats representing the Central Shenandoah Valley in Richmond are struggling to keep pace with their Republican counterparts.
Hart actually outraised Lohr in the Sept. 1-30 reporting period, according to reports both filed with the State Board of Elections this week. Hart took in $9,974.04 in the month of September, while Lohr raised $4,040 in the period.
Of Lohr’s total, $1,500 came from political action committees – the Altria Corporate Services PAC, the Virginia Coal Association PAC and the Virginia Hospital Association PAC. Hart did not receive any PAC monies in the period. Read more
