Virginia democrats now have their ticket set for upcoming fall election.
After the results of yesterday’s primary elections, Virginia Senator Ralph Northam, of Accomack County on Virginia's Eastern Shore, beat out Aneesh Chopra by nearly 10 points, with 54 % of the vote. A medical doctor, former circuit court judge, and former Commonwealth Attorney, Northam will face Republican E.W Jackson this fall in a race to be the next Lt. Governor of Virginia.
Democrats also picked Mark R. Herring, a Virginia State Senator representing portions of Farifax and Loudoun counties, to be thier nominee for Attorney General. Herring beat out Justin E. Fairfax, who has served as Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern Division in Alexandria, by nearly four points with 51 percent of the vote.
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