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Voters send Lee Carter packing, nominate political newcomer Lopes-Maldonado

Democrats showed Lee Carter the door during today's Primary Election, deciding not to send Virginia's first self-described democratic socialist back to Richmond.

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Carter had represented the 50th House of Delegates District in Manassas, and in the Bristow section of Prince William County since 2017. Today, voters chose political newcomer Michelle Lopes-Maldonado as their nominee for the seat, beating carter by six points.

Rounding out the three-way race for the seat was Helen Zurita, who last year unsuccessfully ran for a seat on the Manassas City Council. Here are the results of the race.

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