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. Vote tallying will now begin for a number of primary races in the commonwealth.
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. 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
The 1st Congressional District, which includes Williamsburg, James City County and Gloucester, has a Democratic primary with seven candidates in the race. The winner will face off against incumbent GOP Rep. Rob Wittman.
Candidates:
- Salaam Bhatti
- Shannon L. Taylor
- Jason S. Knapp
- Mel E. Tull, III
- Elizabeth Dempsey Beggs
- Ericka W. Kopp
- Tim S. Cywinski
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.
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.
In response to Tuesday's primary election results, a spokesperson for the National Republican Congressional Committee sent News 3 the following statement:
“Congresswoman Jen Kiggans is a Navy veteran, wife, and mother who has delivered historic tax relief for Hampton Roads families, voted to ban Members of Congress and their families from trading stocks, and was recently rated the most effective lawmaker in Virginia. Conversely, retread loser Elaine Luria is a corrupt, soulless hypocrite who used her taxpayer-funded position to make millions of dollars by trading stocks while saddling Virginians with historic inflation and record-high gas prices. Virginians already rejected loser Luria's high-price, far-left, tax-and-spend agenda once, and will do so again this November.”
Early voting for the Nov. 3 general election begins on Sept. 18 and will run through Oct. 31.
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