The August primary elections in Virginia featured a slate of competitive races as candidates seek to secure their party's nomination for the general election in November.
Polls were open in Virginia from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Watch previous coverage: Previewing Virginia's 2026 primary races
GOP primary for U.S. Senate winner: Bert Mizusawa
A GOP primary for U.S. Senate saw three candidates on the ballot. Retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Bert Mizusawa won the nomination, AP projects.
Mizusawa will face off against incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Warner, who has already secured his party's nomination.
Democratic primary for Virginia's 1st Congressional District winner: Shannon Taylor
The 1st Congressional District, which includes Williamsburg, James City County and Gloucester, has a Democratic primary with seven candidates in the race.
Henrico County Commonwealth's Attorney Shannon Taylor has secured the Democratic nomination in the race to represent Virginia's 1st Congressional District, AP projects. Taylor is set to face off against incumbent GOP Rep. Rob Wittman in the November general election.
Watch previous coverage: Virginia Beach sees sluggish early turnout ahead of Aug. 4 primary
Democratic primary for Virginia's 2nd Congressional District winner: Former Rep. Elaine Luria
The 2nd Congressional District, covering Virginia Beach, Suffolk, the Eastern Shore and Chesapeake, has a Democratic primary with four candidates.
Watch: Elaine Luria speaks to media after projected victory in Democratic primary
Former Rep. Elaine Luria has won the nomination, AP projects. She will face off against incumbent GOP Rep. Jen Kiggans.
In the 2022 elections, Kiggans unseated Luria, who was the sitting representative at the time.
Luria spoke to the media after AP projected her victory in the Democratic primary.
"There's lot's of energy. Democrats here in Hampton Roads are fired up to flip this seat and the House of Representatives come November," Luria told News 3.
Kiggans, Luria's competitor in November's race, called Luria a "self-serving politician" in a statement sent to News 3.
"The results of tonight's primary give voters a clear choice: a self-serving politician who used public office to enrich herself as a former member of Congress, or a current proven leader who brings people together and gets results for our military and families in Virginia's Second District.
"Elaine Luria embodies everything that's gone wrong in Washington. She used her position in Congress to line her own pockets, made $21 million trading stocks for four years while in office, and then said it was 'bullsh**' to ban insiders like her from using their positions to get rich. Elaine Luria didn't go to Washington to serve Hampton Roads. She went to enrich herself.
"Hampton Roads deserves better. My priority will always be lowering costs, putting more money back in your pocket, standing up for our families, and working across the aisle to deliver real results. That's the choice in this election, and over the next 91 days, I will continue working hard to earn the support of every voter in our district."
When asked about her rematch with Kiggans, Luria criticized the incumbent’s record under the Trump administration.
"I think there's a clear difference, my record when I served in Congress and what I was able to deliver for this district, and she's gone to Washington she's gutted people's healthcare, she's made healthcare more expensive, she's voted in support of the tariffs, she strongly supports this war that's sending tens of thousands of our service members from the region into harm's way, and costing us with the economy and gas prices," Luria told News 3.
Early voting for the Nov. 3 general election begins on Sept. 18 and will run through Oct. 31.
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